Hazaribag (Jharkhand), Jun 26 (PTI) Over 100 wanted criminals were arrested in the course of a special drive launched on June 24 in Jharkhand's Hazaribag district, police said on Thursday.

The drive launched on Tuesday night and continued till this against warrantees and accused reported at large in property attachment-related cases, a statement issued by district police said.

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Altogether 107 such people were apprehended and forwarded to judicial custody, it said.

The cases were registered under various police stations of the district in compliance with court orders.

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