— POLICE TEAMS ALSO TAKES PREVENTIVE ACTION AGAINST 102 INDIVIDUALS, 21 WERE RELEASED AFTER VERIFICATION
— PEOPLE CAN ANONYMOUSLY REPORT GANGSTER-RELATED INFORMATION VIA ANTI-GANGSTER HELPLINE NUMBER 93946-93946
— 93 DRUG SMUGGLERS HELD ON DAY 440 OF YUDH NASHIAN VIRUDH
CHANDIGARH, May 15:
As the decisive ‘Gangstran Te Vaar’ campaign enters its 115th day, Punjab Police on Friday conducted 552 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 115, Police teams arrested 276 individuals held with 11 weapons, taking the total arrests to 29,385 since the launch of the campaign.
Apart from this, preventive action has been taken against 102 persons, whereas, 21 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 440th day with 93 drug smugglers arrested on Friday and recovered 286 grams heroin, 7 kg poppy husk, 318 intoxicant tablets/capsules and Rs 10,330 drug money from their possession. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached to 64,173 in just 440 days. As part of De-addiction, the Punjab Police has convinced 16 persons to undergo de-addiction and rehabilitation treatment today.
