— POLICE TEAMS ALSO TAKE PREVENTIVE ACTION AGAINST 515 INDIVIDUALS
— PEOPLE CAN ANONYMOUSLY REPORT GANGSTER-RELATED INFORMATION VIA ANTI-GANGSTER HELPLINE NUMBER 93946-93946
— 86 DRUG SMUGGLERS HELD WITH 30.5KG HEROIN ON DAY 500 OF YUDH NASHIAN VIRUDH
CHANDIGARH, July 14:
As the decisive ‘Gangstran Te Vaar’ campaign enters its 175th day, Punjab Police on today conducted 897 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 175, Police teams arrested 515 individuals held with six sharp-edged weapons, taking the total arrests to 48,755 since the launch of the campaign.
Apart from this, preventive action has been taken against 515 persons. Police teams have also arrested 22 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 500th day with 86 drug smugglers arrested today and recovered 30.5 kg heroin, 110 intoxicant pills and Rs 2220 drug money from their possession. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached to 73,687 in just 500 days. As part of De-addiction, the Punjab Police has convinced seven persons to undergo de-addiction and rehabilitation treatment today.
