— POLICE TEAMS ALSO TAKE PREVENTIVE ACTION AGAINST 232 INDIVIDUALS
— PEOPLE CAN ANONYMOUSLY REPORT GANGSTER-RELATED INFORMATION VIA ANTI-GANGSTER HELPLINE NUMBER 93946-93946
— 76 DRUG SMUGGLERS HELD ON DAY 553 OF YUDH NASHIAN VIRUDH
CHANDIGARH, September 5:
As the decisive ‘Gangstran Te Vaar’ campaign enters its 228th day, Punjab Police today conducted 584 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 228, Police teams arrested 250 individuals held, taking the total arrests to 68,115 since the launch of the campaign.
Apart from this, preventive action has been taken against 232 persons. Police teams have also arrested nine 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 553rd day with 76 drug smugglers arrested today and recovered 967 grams heroin, 300 grams opium, 7361 intoxicant pills and Rs 2650 drug money from their possession. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached to 77,183 in just 553 days. As part of De-addiction, the Punjab Police has convinced 16 persons to undergo de-addiction and rehabilitation treatment today.
