— POLICE TEAMS ALSO TAKE PREVENTIVE ACTION AGAINST 169 INDIVIDUALS
— PEOPLE CAN ANONYMOUSLY REPORT GANGSTER-RELATED INFORMATION VIA ANTI-GANGSTER HELPLINE NUMBER 93946-93946
— 19 DRUG SMUGGLERS HELD ON DAY 486 OF YUDH NASHIAN VIRUDH
CHANDIGARH, June 30:
As the decisive ‘Gangstran Te Vaar’ campaign enters its 161st day, Punjab Police on Tuesday conducted 674 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 161, Police teams arrested 382 individuals held with two weapons, taking the total arrests to 42,160 since the launch of the campaign.
Apart from this, preventive action has been taken against 169 persons. 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 486th day with 19 drug smugglers arrested today and recovered 354 grams heroin, 20 intoxicant pills and Rs 620 drug money from their possession. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached to 70,711 in just 486 days. As part of De-addiction, the Punjab Police has convinced 10 persons to undergo de-addiction and rehabilitation treatment today.
