— POLICE TEAMS ALSO TAKES PREVENTIVE ACTION AGAINST 75 INDIVIDUALS, 2 WERE RELEASED AFTER VERIFICATION
— PEOPLE CAN ANONYMOUSLY REPORT GANGSTER-RELATED INFORMATION VIA ANTI-GANGSTER HELPLINE NUMBER 93946-93946
— 70 DRUG SMUGGLERS HELD ON DAY 474 OF YUDH NASHIAN VIRUDH
CHANDIGARH, June 18:
As the decisive ‘Gangstran Te Vaar’ campaign enters its 149th day, Punjab Police on Thursday conducted 560 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 149, Police teams arrested 333 individuals held with seven weapons, taking the total arrests to 38,090 since the launch of the campaign.
Apart from this, preventive action has been taken against 75 persons, whereas, two 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 474th day with 70 drug smugglers arrested today and recovered 961 grams heroin, and Rs 3500 drug money from their possession. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached to 68,828 in just 474 days. As part of De-addiction, the Punjab Police has convinced 10 persons to undergo de-addiction and rehabilitation treatment today.
