The Sonepat police have launched a large-scale verification drive targeting offenders involved in serious crimes over the past decade as part of a state-wide initiative to strengthen surveillance and curb organised crime.
The drive is being carried out under a special policing initiative covering the crime-sensitive districts of Rohtak, Jhajjar, Sonepat and Faridabad (RJSF), and has therefore been named the RJSF campaign.
Across these four districts, the police have identified 10,892 offenders involved in crimes such as murder, robbery, dacoity, extortion, drug trafficking and property-related offences over the past 10 years. Physical verification of these offenders has begun through special operations.
What is the RJSF Campaign?
The Haryana police have launched a new initiative featuring a more scientific, technology-driven and effective strategy to tackle crime and criminals.
The specialised Rohtak-Jhajjar-Sonepat-Faridabad (RJSF) Unit, constituted for the state’s crime-sensitive districts of Rohtak, Jhajjar, Sonepat and Faridabad, is creating a comprehensive database of criminals involved in heinous crimes over the past decade. The unit is also maintaining continuous surveillance through the physical verification of these offenders.
The primary objective of the initiative is to eradicate organised crime, monitor criminal activities in real time and prevent potential crimes before they occur.
The database includes detailed information on each offender’s criminal history, activities, contacts, social background and current status.
Apart from monitoring active criminals, the RJSF initiative also focuses on preventing the recruitment of new members into organised criminal gangs.
In which district was the RJSF Campaign launched as a pilot project?
The RJSF initiative was first launched as a pilot project in Rohtak district in April following directions from DGP Ajay Singhal.
Rohtak Range IGP Simardeep Singh said 2,840 offenders had been identified in Rohtak, of whom 2,179 had already been verified. Dedicated police teams have been constituted to apprehend absconders and monitor the movements of habitual offenders.
Following the success of the Rohtak model, the verification campaign has now been extended to Sonepat, Jhajjar and Faridabad.
How many offenders have been identified and verified in Sonepat?
The Sonepat police have identified 4,834 offenders under the initiative, of whom 847 have been physically verified.
As part of a special day-long verification campaign conducted on Sunday across all police station jurisdictions, police teams verified 369 offenders in a single day.
During the verification drive, 736 offenders were found at their residences, 81 were lodged in jail, 12 were found to have died, and 18 were reported absconding.
According to official data, Bahalgarh police verified 42 offenders, Gannaur 28, Barhi Industrial Area 50, Kundli 33, Murthal 37 and Rai 40 in the East Zone. In the West Zone, Civil Lines police verified 39 offenders, Kharkhoda 57, Sector 27 police 26, City police 36 and Sadar police 43. In the Gohana Zone, Baroda police verified 87 offenders, City Gohana police 151, Sadar Gohana police 111 and Mohana police 67 offenders.
What directions have been issued to crime units by ADGP Mamta Singh?
ADGP Mamta Singh, Commissioner of Police, Sonepat, has directed all crime investigation units in the district to identify the whereabouts of absconding criminals and ensure their immediate arrest.
She also instructed the concerned area police to maintain close surveillance on the activities of such offenders.
