The Sonipat police have launched a large-scale verification drive targeting offenders involved in serious crimes over the past decade as part of a statewide initiative aimed at strengthening surveillance and curbing organised crime.
The exercise is being carried out under the Rohtak-Jhajjar-Sonipat-Faridabad (RJSF) campaign, a special policing initiative covering the crime-sensitive districts of Rohtak, Jhajjar, Sonipat and Faridabad.
Under the campaign, police across the four districts have identified 10,892 offenders allegedly involved in crimes such as murder, robbery, dacoity, extortion, drug trafficking and property-related offences during the past 10 years. Special operations have been launched to carry out the physical verification of all identified offenders.
n What does the RJSF campaign mean?
The Haryana Police have launched a new initiative featuring a special strategy against crime and criminals that is more scientific, technology-driven and effective. The specialised Rohtak-Jhajjar-Sonipat-Faridabad (RJSF) Unit—constituted for the state’s crime-sensitive districts of Rohtak, Jhajjar, Sonipat and Faridabad—is creating a comprehensive database of criminals involved in heinous crimes over the past 10 years and maintaining continuous surveillance through the physical verification of such 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 incorporates extensive information, including detailed profiles of each criminal’s history, activities, contacts, social background and current status.
Apart from this, the special focus of the RJSF is not only on active criminals but also on preventing new entrants from joining organised criminal gangs.
n 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 Sonipat, Jhajjar and Faridabad.
n How many offenders have been identified and verified in Sonipat under this initiative?
The Sonipat police have identified 4,834 such offenders in the district, of whom 847 have been physically verified.
In Sonipat, police teams conducted a special day-long verification campaign on Sunday across all police station jurisdictions, verifying 369 offenders in a single day. During the exercise, 736 offenders were found at their residences, 81 were lodged in jail, 12 were found to have died and 18 were found to be absconding.
According to the available data, Bahalgarh police verified 42 criminals, Ganaur police verified 28 offenders, Barhi Industrial Area police verified 50, Kundli police 33, Murthal police 37 and Rai police 40 in the East Zone. In the West Zone, Civil Lines police verified 39 offenders, Kharkhoda police 57, Sector 27 police 26, City police 36 and Sadar police 43. In the Gohana Zone, Baroda police verified 87 criminals, City Gohana police 151, Sadar Gohana police 111 and Mohana police 67.
n What directions were issued to crime units by ADGP Mamta Singh?
ADGP Mamta Singh, Commissioner of Police (CP), Sonipat, directed all crime investigation units in the district to identify the whereabouts of absconding criminals and apprehend them with immediate effect.
The CP also directed the concerned area police to maintain close surveillance on the activities of such criminals.
