— POLICE TEAMS ALSO TAKES PREVENTIVE ACTION AGAINST 104 INDIVIDUALS, 10 WERE RELEASED AFTER VERIFICATION
— PEOPLE CAN ANONYMOUSLY REPORT GANGSTER-RELATED INFORMATION VIA ANTI-GANGSTER HELPLINE NUMBER 93946-93946
— 25 DRUG SMUGGLERS HELD ON DAY 451 OF YUDH NASHIAN VIRUDH
CHANDIGARH, May 26:
As the decisive ‘Gangstran Te Vaar’ campaign enters its 126th day, Punjab Police on Tuesday conducted 509 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 126, Police teams arrested 229 individuals held with 10 weapons, taking the total arrests to 32,187 since the launch of the campaign.
Apart from this, preventive action has been taken against 104 persons, whereas, 10 persons were verified and released after questioning. Police teams have also arrested three 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 451st day with 25 drug smugglers arrested today and recovered 513 grams heroin and Rs 20,200 drug money from their possession. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached to 65,502 in just 451 days. As part of De-addiction, the Punjab Police has convinced four persons to undergo de-addiction and rehabilitation treatment today.
