— POLICE TEAMS ALSO TAKES PREVENTIVE ACTION AGAINST 85 INDIVIDUALS, 14 WERE RELEASED AFTER VERIFICATION
— PEOPLE CAN ANONYMOUSLY REPORT GANGSTER-RELATED INFORMATION VIA ANTI-GANGSTER HELPLINE NUMBER 93946-93946
— 100 DRUG SMUGGLERS HELD WITH 1.8KG HEROIN ON DAY 465 OF YUDH NASHIAN VIRUDH
CHANDIGARH, June 9:
As the decisive ‘Gangstran Te Vaar’ campaign enters its 140th day, Punjab Police on Tuesday conducted 554 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 140, Police teams arrested 275 individuals held with five weapons, taking the total arrests to 35,359 since the launch of the campaign.
Apart from this, preventive action has been taken against 85 persons, whereas, 14 persons were verified and released after questioning. Police teams have also arrested four 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 465th day with 100 drug smugglers arrested today and recovered 1.8 kg heroin, 50 kg poppy husk, 606 intoxicant pills and Rs 1900 drug money from their possession. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached to 67,484 in just 465 days. As part of De-addiction, the Punjab Police has convinced 14 persons to undergo de-addiction and rehabilitation treatment today.
