The special campaign was launched on the directions of the Mumbai Police Commissioner to trace and apprehend accused who had been evading arrest for years. Of the 367 accused arrested during the drive, 18 had been absconding for 20 years or more, police said

The Supreme Court of India allowed a 15-year-old minor to medically terminate her over seven-month pregnancy, stressing that no court can force a woman to carry an unwanted pregnancy