Mumbai: Four days after the Mumbai bomb blasts, the police rounded up 284 people with criminal records in Mahim earlier on Saturday.
Eleven history-sheeters were detained for further interrogation, while others were let off after questioning.
The raids were conducted by officials of the central region of Mumbai police and over 400 policemen from various police stations participated in it.
The combing operation was launched at 4 am, since there were reports that the area is frequented by illegal Bangladeshi immigrants.
The suspects will be individually interrogated later, while the history-sheeters and wanted criminals who have been arrested will be produced in court, sources said.
A senior police official said that the raid was conducted following instructions by top Mumbai police officials that local police units should also pursue the blasts investigations independently and assist the Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) and Mumbai Crime Branch.
Various police units have already detained over 200 suspected SIMI members, while local police stations are also likely to intensify combing operations in the coming days, sources said.
(With inputs from PTI)
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