— POLICE TEAMS ALSO TAKES PREVENTIVE ACTION AGAINST 94 INDIVIDUALS, 28 WERE RELEASED AFTER VERIFICATION
— PEOPLE CAN ANONYMOUSLY REPORT GANGSTER-RELATED INFORMATION VIA ANTI-GANGSTER HELPLINE NUMBER 93946-93946
— 67 DRUG SMUGGLERS HELD WITH 7.8KG HEROIN ON DAY 435 OF YUDH NASHIAN VIRUDH
CHANDIGARH, May 10:
As the decisive ‘Gangstran Te Vaar’ campaign launched under the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann enters its 110th day, Punjab Police on Sunday conducted 537 raids 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 have been conducting special operations across the state.
On Day 110, Police teams arrested 248 individuals held with six weapons, taking the total arrests to 27,098 since the launch of the campaign.
Apart from this, preventive action has been taken against 94 persons, whereas, 28 persons were verified and released after questioning. Police teams have also arrested 11 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 435th day with 67 drug smugglers arrested on Saturday and recovered 7.8 kg heroin, 581 intoxicant tablets/capsules and Rs 12,200 drug money from their possession. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached to 63,385 in just 434 days. As part of De-addiction, the Punjab Police has convinced nine persons to undergo de-addiction and rehabilitation treatment today.
