— POLICE TEAMS ALSO TAKE PREVENTIVE ACTION AGAINST 197 INDIVIDUALS
— PEOPLE CAN ANONYMOUSLY REPORT GANGSTER-RELATED INFORMATION VIA ANTI-GANGSTER HELPLINE NUMBER 93946-93946
— 79 DRUG SMUGGLERS HELD WITH 2.1KG HEROIN ON DAY 539 OF YUDH NASHIAN VIRUDH
CHANDIGARH, August 22:
As the decisive ‘Gangstran Te Vaar’ campaign enters its 214th day, Punjab Police today conducted 634 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 214, Police teams arrested 352 individuals held with four weapons, taking the total arrests to 63,417 since the launch of the campaign.
Apart from this, preventive action has been taken against 197 persons. Police teams have also arrested seven 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 539th day with 79 drug smugglers arrested today and recovered 2.1 kg heroin, 17 kg poppy husk, 310 intoxicant pills and Rs 39,700 drug money from their possession. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached to 76,330 in just 539 days. As part of De-addiction, the Punjab Police has convinced 14 persons to undergo de-addiction and rehabilitation treatment today.
