Jaipur, Oct. 29 -- Dholpur and Jhalawar together accounted for nearly 44% of Rajasthan Police's statewide tally of action taken, including seizures and arrests, under the firing and firearms category between January 1 and September 30, 2026, according to a Rajasthan Police report accessed by HT. The district-wise review showed different districts leading across categories ranging from hardcore offenders to fugitives carrying rewards. Rajasthan Police recorded 1,731 actions taken across six categories of wanted and serious offenders during the nine-month period, with permanent warrant holders and proclaimed offenders accounting for more than half the tally. The review recorded 922 actions involving permanent warrant holders and proclaimed offenders; 354 involving hardcore criminals, repeat offenders and smugglers; 164 in the firing and firearms category; 141 involving warrant holders in Arms and Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) cases; 95 in the combined murder, attempted murder, robbery and dacoity category; and 55 involving criminals carrying rewards. Dholpur topped action taken under the firing and firearms category, Jhalawar led the combined category of hardcore criminals, repeat offenders and smugglers, and Udaipur ranked first in permanent warrant holders and proclaimed offenders. Dholpur accounted for 43 of the 164 entries in the firing and firearms category, representing more than one-fourth of the statewide total. Jhalawar recorded 29, taking their combined tally to 72. Jhalawar stood out for appearing in three categories. Its tally of 70 in the combined hardcore criminal, repeat offender and smuggler category represented nearly one-fifth of the statewide total of 354. Tonk was also highlighted with 32. Besides its firearms tally, Jhalawar recorded eight in the Arms and NDPS warrant holder category. Permanent warrant holders and proclaimed offenders formed the largest category, accounting for 53.3% of the combined tally. Udaipur led with 87, while Jodhpur West recorded 58. Together, the two police districts accounted for 145 of the statewide total of 922. Jodhpur Rural topped the category of criminals carrying rewards with 11 out of 55 statewide. It also recorded eight in the Arms/NDPS warrant holder category, which Jalore led with 12 out of 141. Deeg topped the combined category covering murder, attempted murder, robbery and dacoity with nine out of 95 statewide. Rajsamand and Balotra recorded seven each, giving the three districts a combined share of nearly a quarter. On Jhalawar topping the combined category of hardcore criminals, repeat offenders and smugglers and ranking second in firing and firearms, SP Amit Budaniya said, "Police maintain constant surveillance of active criminals and, in many cases, take suo motu cognisance of offences. Furthermore, the recovery of illegal arms and other illicit items is often the result of swift police action on information received from the public through various digital channels." ADG (Crime) Bipin Pandey told HT, "These figures are a positive sign and reflect the hard work being done by the police." Explaining the distinction between offences under the BNS, which replaced the IPC, and action under preventive provisions and special and local laws, he said, "Our focus is on maximising preventive action to disrupt factors that enable crime. These SPs have done good work in their respective districts."...