A crackdown on PTI leaders and activists intensified as police picked up over three dozen more workers of the beleaguered party for their alleged involvement in violence during a rally at Teen Talwar over the weekend.

“Thirty-nine more persons have been apprehended on charges of rioting, attacking policeman and ransacking official vehicles,” said a police spokesperson.

According to the spokesperson, the number of activists held during three days stands at 72. They were being identified with the help of digital evidence against them, the spokesperson added.

With just one week left in the day of polling, the law enforcement agency has been carrying out raids across the city to arrest PTI workers.

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