Over 2,800 wanted criminals arrested

LAHORE: Punjab Police arrested over 2,800 wanted criminals across the province, including Lahore, in the first 11 days of 2025.

Among the arrested, 934 were from Category A, and 1,900 from Category B. The operation also led to the arrest of over 900 court absconders, including 250 from Category A and 670 from Category B. Additionally, 1,000 target offenders (habitual criminals) were apprehended, with 370 from Category A and 630 from Category B. In Lahore alone, over 300 wanted criminals were apprehended, including more than 160 court absconders and 75 habitual offenders. Last year, Punjab Police arrested over 140,000 crimianals, including 67,825 court absconders and 36,491 target offenders.