— POLICE TEAMS ALSO TAKES PREVENTIVE ACTION AGAINST 85 INDIVIDUALS, 26 WERE RELEASED AFTER VERIFICATION
— PEOPLE CAN ANONYMOUSLY REPORT GANGSTER-RELATED INFORMATION VIA ANTI-GANGSTER HELPLINE NUMBER 93946-93946
— 102 DRUG SMUGGLERS HELD WITH 2.4KG HEROIN ON DAY 443 OF YUDH NASHIAN VIRUDH
CHANDIGARH, May 18:
As the decisive ‘Gangstran Te Vaar’ campaign enters its 118th day, Punjab Police on Monday conducted 519 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 118, Police teams arrested 271 individuals held with three weapons, taking the total arrests to 30,250 since the launch of the campaign.
Apart from this, preventive action has been taken against 85 persons, whereas, 26 persons were verified and released after questioning. Police teams have also arrested five 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 443rd day with 102 drug smugglers arrested on Monday and recovered 2.4 kg heroin, 242 intoxicant tablets/capsules and Rs 5900 drug money from their possession. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached to 64,600 in just 443 days. As part of De-addiction, the Punjab Police has convinced six persons to undergo de-addiction and rehabilitation treatment today.
