In Punjab, a massive day-long state-level operation has been carried out throughout the state against illegal travel agents. The raids were conducted against 1,274 immigration firms. Seven travel agents who found defaulters have been arrested. Special DGP Law and Order, Arpit Shukla, who monitored the operation, disclosed that 24 First Information Reports (FIRs) have also been registered against illegal travel agents. He said Police Chiefs of all the districts have been instructed to constitute special police teams to carry out searches at all the immigration and travel agent firms in their respective jurisdictions. He said. they are instructed to ensure strict action against those travel agents who were found violating the law and defrauding innocent people with false promises of facilitating illegal entry into foreign countries.