Delhi Police nabbed 216 proclaimed offenders in 2015

Delhi Police last year arrested 216 proclaimed offenders, including 12 involved in heinous crimes, an increase of 490 per cent from 2014.

Police said that the result was achieved through the "concerted efforts" made throughout the year by special teams of various police stations of north-west district.

The team of Subhash Place police station bagged the most proclaimed offenders by nabbing 51, police said in a statement.

If a person, against whom a warrant of arrest has been issued, is absconding and does not appear despite a proclamation issued by court to appear at a specific place and at a specific time, he is declared as a proclaimed offender.
 

"The performance during the year 2015 showed the improvement of about 490.90 per cent in comparison with the corresponding figures of 2014," the statement said.