POLICE TEAMS ALSO TAKES PREVENTIVE ACTION AGAINST 62 INDIVIDUALS, 16 WERE RELEASED AFTER VERIFICATION
— PEOPLE CAN ANONYMOUSLY REPORT GANGSTER-RELATED INFORMATION VIA ANTI-GANGSTER HELPLINE NUMBER 93946-93946
— 50 DRUG SMUGGLERS HELD ON DAY 453 OF YUDH NASHIAN VIRUDH
CHANDIGARH, May 28:
As the decisive ‘Gangstran Te Vaar’ campaign enters its 128th day, Punjab Police on Thursday conducted 364 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 128, Police teams arrested 92 individuals held with one weapon, taking the total arrests to 32,397 since the launch of the campaign.
Apart from this, preventive action has been taken against 62 persons, whereas, 16 persons were verified and released after questioning. Police teams have also arrested one Proclaimed Offender (PO) 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 453rd day with 50 drug smugglers arrested today and recovered 935 grams heroin, 500 grams opium, and Rs 6000 drug money from their possession. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached to 65,646 in just 453 days. As part of De-addiction, the Punjab Police has convinced six persons to undergo de-addiction and rehabilitation treatment today.
