Hyderabad, June 6 -- Hyderabad Police conducted a sweeping overnight security operation across 562 hotels and lodges on the intervening night of Thursday and Friday, June 5 and 6, deploying around 5,000 personnel to check visitor records, verify identities and look for anti-social elements.

Dubbed "Operation Kavach," the drive ran from 11 pm to 1 am across all seven zones under the Hyderabad Commissionerate. Police Commissioner VC Sajjanar personally supervised field operations, visiting several lodges in Ameerpet and near Nampally Railway Station, where he inspected room allocation procedures and spoke directly to guests about their origins and purpose of visit.

Zone-wise sweep

The checks covered 119 hotels in Khairatabad, 92 in Shams...