Twenty six suspects were detained during a cordon and search operation conducted at Alwal by a 350-strong police contingent led by Malkajgiri DCP Rama Rajeshwari early on Sunday.

As part of the safe city concept the police are conducting the operations across Hyderabad and Cyberabad. At around 4 a.m. the police contingent split into several teams each headed by an Inspector rank official and with women cops cordoned off the entry and exit roads to Anjaiahnagar in Alwal and conducted search.

“A total of 26 persons were detained as they failed to show proper identification documents. They are being questioned. Sufficient number of women police were also present during the search operation,” DCP Malkajgiri Rama Rajeshwari said.

The police seized 51 two-wheelers and six auto rickshaw as the owners failed to produce registration papers. The operation lasted for over three hours.