— POLICE TEAMS ALSO TAKES PREVENTIVE ACTION AGAINST 81 INDIVIDUALS, 10 WERE RELEASED AFTER VERIFICATION
— PEOPLE CAN ANONYMOUSLY REPORT GANGSTER-RELATED INFORMATION VIA ANTI-GANGSTER HELPLINE NUMBER 93946-93946
— 91 DRUG SMUGGLERS HELD ON DAY 458 OF YUDH NASHIAN VIRUDH
CHANDIGARH, June 2:
As the decisive ‘Gangstran Te Vaar’ campaign enters its 133rd day, Punjab Police on Tuesday conducted 499 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 133, Police teams arrested 221 individuals held with two weapons, taking the total arrests to 33,340 since the launch of the campaign.
Apart from this, preventive action has been taken against 81 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 458th day with 91 drug smugglers arrested today and recovered 910 grams heroin, 285 intoxicant pills and Rs 5.07 lakhs drug money from their possession. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached to 66,282 in just 458 days. As part of De-addiction, the Punjab Police has convinced 11 persons to undergo de-addiction and rehabilitation treatment today.
