India, Feb. 12 -- Following orders issued by police commissioner Amitesh Kumar, the police late Tuesday night carried out an extensive combing operation in the Budhwar Peth red-light area of the city. As part of the drive, the police inspected 41 buildings in the area, verifying the identity of as many as 426 women and 290 men. Additionally, inspection of as many as 32 vehicles and 459 persons was carried out at five check nakas across the neighbourhood.

Over the course of the inspection, the police apprehended one Rameshwar Bibhishan Birajdar, 31, originally from Tambarwadi in Latur district and currently staying near Ganraj hotel parking on Bajirao Road. Seven grams of charas worth Rs.3,500 and three injections were seized from his pos...