New Delhi Nov 17 PTI The Delhi Polices North district carried out 51 combing exercises since January covering 39 areas in its limits officials said on Wednesday These 51 exercises were carried out since the beginning of the year up to October 24 in crime prone areas they saidDuring the period police took preventive action against 148924 people under Section 65 of the Delhi Police DP Act persons bound to comply with the reasonable directions of a police officerThey took charge of 20881 unclaimed properties under Section 66 of the DP Act duty of every police officer to take temporary charge of all unclaimed property and booked 740 cases under 40A of the Excise Act and under relevant sections of the CrPC the data said On Sunday combing and anti-street crime operation was conducted in three police stations of the North district according to the policeThe station house officer of Subzi Mandi police station along with 12 staff members and 21 outer force staff conducted the operation in Malka Ganj and Kabir Basti besides Subzi Mandi police saidA total of 25 suspicious vehicles were examined three were seized under Section 66 and 33 people were detained under Section 65 of the DP Act They were released after verification a senior police officer said Almost all roads of Kabir Basti and Malka Ganj were covered with foot patrolling from 6 pm to 9 pm he saidIn Civil Lines police station area the staff was briefed outside police post Majnu Ka Tila regarding the operation All its main exits especially I and J block where there were complaints of drug peddling were blocked Thereafter foot patrolling and door-to-door checking was carried out and suspicious persons or vehicles were checked the officer said During patrolling 45 vehicles were checked two vehicles deposited and action taken against 14 people under Section 65 of the DP Act Also three suspected drug peddlers were examined and a case was registered under Section 33 of the Excise Act police said Similarly in Wazirabad police station area patrolling was conducted in main market Sant Nagar and Jharoda market they said Police checked 109 vehicles and deposited a vehicle under Section 66 of the DP Act Action was taken against 40 people under Section 65 of the DP Act five cases were registered under Section 188 disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant of the Indian Penal Code and 53 tenant verifications were undertaken the police said PTI NIT CJ KJ

New Delhi [India], November 11 (ANI): As many as two people, including an 18-year-old girl, were injured in a firing incident on Wednesday at Delhi's Kabir Basti area.