— POLICE TEAMS ALSO TAKES PREVENTIVE ACTION AGAINST 66 INDIVIDUALS, 28 WERE RELEASED AFTER VERIFICATION
— PEOPLE CAN ANONYMOUSLY REPORT GANGSTER-RELATED INFORMATION VIA ANTI-GANGSTER HELPLINE NUMBER 93946-93946
— 105 DRUG SMUGGLERS HELD ON DAY 437 OF YUDH NASHIAN VIRUDH
CHANDIGARH, May 12:
As the decisive ‘Gangstran Te Vaar’ campaign enters its 112th day, Punjab Police on Tuesday conducted 516 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 112, Police teams arrested 213 individuals held with two weapons, taking the total arrests to 28,551 since the launch of the campaign.
Apart from this, preventive action has been taken against 66 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 437th day with 105 drug smugglers arrested on Tuesday and recovered 847 grams heroin, 2 kg ganja, 46 kg poppy husk, 392 intoxicant tablets/capsules and Rs 1.28 lakh drug money from their possession. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached to 63,707 in just 437 days. As part of De-addiction, the Punjab Police has convinced 23 persons to undergo de-addiction and rehabilitation treatment today.
