Chandigarh, Nov. 16 -- The Haryana Police have arrested 2,165 criminals including wanted and absconding offenders involved in serious crimes in the past nine days.

Director general of police (DGP) OP Singh said the statewide campaign has created panic in the criminal world in just nine days. In addition, 438 notorious and hardcore interstate offenders involved in heinous crimes such as robbery, dacoity, and attempted murder have also been jailed, he said.

A police spokesperson said a major breakthrough during the campaign came from the Special Task Force (STF), Bahadurgarh unit, which nabbed Manoj alias Chotiya, an active member of the notorious Rohit Godara gang. Manoj alias Chotiya carried a reward of Rs.10,000 and was wanted in sever...