— POLICE TEAMS ALSO TAKE PREVENTIVE ACTION AGAINST 226 INDIVIDUALS
— PEOPLE CAN ANONYMOUSLY REPORT GANGSTER-RELATED INFORMATION VIA ANTI-GANGSTER HELPLINE NUMBER 93946-93946
— 52 DRUG SMUGGLERS HELD WITH 6.2KG HEROIN ON DAY 538 OF YUDH NASHIAN VIRUDH
CHANDIGARH, August 21:
As the decisive ‘Gangstran Te Vaar’ campaign enters its 213th day, Punjab Police today conducted 648 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 213, Police teams arrested 424 individuals held with seven weapons, taking the total arrests to 63,065 since the launch of the campaign.
Apart from this, preventive action has been taken against 226 persons. Police teams have also arrested 12 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 538th day with 52 drug smugglers arrested today and recovered 6.2 kg heroin, 50 grams opium, 150 intoxicant pills and Rs 4900 drug money from their possession. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached to 76,253 in just 538 days. As part of De-addiction, the Punjab Police has convinced nine persons to undergo de-addiction and rehabilitation treatment today.
