India, April 14 -- The Pune city police have externed 10 habitual offenders from areas under zone 7 as part of an intensified crackdown on serial criminal activity, officials said on Monday.

The externment orders were issued by deputy commissioner of police (zone 7) Somay Munde following detailed recommendations submitted by local police stations. Acting on the same, the police initiated preventive legal action against persons identified as persistent offenders. The externed persons have been barred from entering Pune city and district limits for a specified period under provisions of preventive policing laws.

Those externed include: Nilesh alias Nilya Baban Shinde, Swapnil alias Babu Ramesh Pawar, Sachin alias Pappu Suresh Shinde, Yoge...