HYDERABAD: As many as 120 persons were picked up on suspicion of criminal activities from Asifnagar and Tapachabutra police station limits today and their antecedents are being verified, police said.
Based on information that Kishan Nagar, Shyam Nagar and Jirra localities are prone to criminal hideouts, police conducted a massive cordon and search operation, a senior officer said.
During the operation, a total of 43 two-wheelers were seized for not having proper registration.
"Over 300 police personnel participated in this massive operation.
The antecedents of suspected persons are being verified for having (their) involvement in (crimes, if any) in Hyderabad and in other states," DCP (West Zone) A Venkateshwar Rao said.