— POLICE TEAMS ALSO TAKES PREVENTIVE ACTION AGAINST 74 INDIVIDUALS, 43 WERE RELEASED AFTER VERIFICATION
— PEOPLE CAN ANONYMOUSLY REPORT GANGSTER-RELATED INFORMATION VIA ANTI-GANGSTER HELPLINE NUMBER 93946-93946
— 147 DRUG SMUGGLERS HELD WITH 1.5KG HEROIN ON DAY 429 OF YUDH NASHIAN VIRUDH
CHANDIGARH, May 4:
As the decisive ‘Gangstran Te Vaar’ campaign launched under the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann enters its 104th day, Punjab Police on Monday conducted 589 raids at the at identified and mapped locations linked to associates of gangsters across the state.
As per the information, the “Gangstran Te Vaar”— a decisive war to make Punjab a gangster-free state was launched by the Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav on January 20, 2026. Police teams from all the districts in coordination with Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) Punjab has been conducting special operations across the state.
On Day 104, Police teams arrested 305 individuals held with nine weapons, taking the total arrests to 26,480 since the launch of the campaign.
Apart from this, preventive action has been taken against 74 persons, whereas, 43 persons were verified and released after questioning. Police teams have also arrested eight proclaimed offenders (POs) during the operation.
People can anonymously report information related to wanted criminals and gangsters, and also share tips on crime and criminal activity, through the Anti Gangster Helpline number 93946-93946.
Meanwhile, Police teams have continued its drive against drugs “Yudh Nashian Virudh” for 429th day with 147 drug smugglers arrested on Monday and recovered 1.5 kg heroin, 757 intoxicant tablets/capsules and Rs 4050 drug money from their possession. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached to 62,480 in just 429 days. As part of De-addiction, the Punjab Police has convinced 26 persons to undergo de-addiction and rehabilitation treatment today.
