India, Nov. 5 -- Officials said action was taken against 73 persons during a special combing operation at Pune railway station on Tuesday night. The operation involved officers and personnel from various GRP branches with the Railway Protection Force (RPF).

Pramod Khopikar, senior police inspector in charge of Pune railway station GRP, said, "With the Diwali festival leading to an increase in passenger movement at the railway station, we have intensified security measures. Apart from detecting offences, we checked suspicious persons and vehicles and initiated preventive action."

During the operation, the police detected three offences. These included one case registered under Section 27 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances ...