— POLICE TEAMS ALSO TAKE PREVENTIVE ACTION AGAINST 348 INDIVIDUALS
— PEOPLE CAN ANONYMOUSLY REPORT GANGSTER-RELATED INFORMATION VIA ANTI-GANGSTER HELPLINE NUMBER 93946-93946
— 126 DRUG SMUGGLERS HELD ON DAY 497 OF YUDH NASHIAN VIRUDH
CHANDIGARH, July 11:
As the decisive ‘Gangstran Te Vaar’ campaign enters its 172nd day, Punjab Police on Friday conducted 661 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 172, Police teams arrested 417 individuals held, taking the total arrests to 46,774 since the launch of the campaign.
Apart from this, preventive action has been taken against 348 persons. Police teams have also arrested 13 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 497th day with 126 drug smugglers arrested today and recovered 987 grams heroin, 10 kg poppy husk, 1477 intoxicant pills and Rs 3500 drug money from their possession. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached to 73,302 in just 497 days. As part of De-addiction, the Punjab Police has convinced 10 persons to undergo de-addiction and rehabilitation treatment today.
