— POLICE TEAMS ALSO TAKE PREVENTIVE ACTION AGAINST 252 INDIVIDUALS
— PEOPLE CAN ANONYMOUSLY REPORT GANGSTER-RELATED INFORMATION VIA ANTI-GANGSTER HELPLINE NUMBER 93946-93946
— 67 DRUG SMUGGLERS HELD ON DAY 551 OF YUDH NASHIAN VIRUDH
CHANDIGARH, September 4:
As the decisive ‘Gangstran Te Vaar’ campaign enters its 227th day, Punjab Police today conducted 551 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 227, Police teams arrested 225 individuals held with two weapons, taking the total arrests to 67,864 since the launch of the campaign.
Apart from this, preventive action has been taken against 252 persons. Police teams have also arrested eight 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 552nd day with 67 drug smugglers arrested today and recovered 235 grams heroin, 470 grams opium, 5294 intoxicant pills and Rs 2250 drug money from their possession. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached to 77,124 in just 552 days. As part of De-addiction, the Punjab Police has convinced 10 persons to undergo de-addiction and rehabilitation treatment today.
