— POLICE TEAMS ALSO TAKE PREVENTIVE ACTION AGAINST 142 INDIVIDUALS
— PEOPLE CAN ANONYMOUSLY REPORT GANGSTER-RELATED INFORMATION VIA ANTI-GANGSTER HELPLINE NUMBER 93946-93946
— 71 DRUG SMUGGLERS HELD ON DAY 484 OF YUDH NASHIAN VIRUDH
CHANDIGARH, June 28:
As the decisive ‘Gangstran Te Vaar’ campaign enters its 159th day, Punjab Police on Sunday conducted 580 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 159, Police teams arrested 320 individuals held with 10 weapons, taking the total arrests to 41,385 since the launch of the campaign.
Apart from this, preventive action has been taken against 142 persons. 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 484th day with 71 drug smugglers arrested today and recovered 776 grams heroin, 2.9 kg ganja, 310 intoxicant pills and Rs 23,040 drug money from their possession. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached to 70,474 in just 484 days. As part of De-addiction, the Punjab Police has convinced 11 persons to undergo de-addiction and rehabilitation treatment today.
