— POLICE TEAMS ALSO TAKE PREVENTIVE ACTION AGAINST 232 INDIVIDUALS
— PEOPLE CAN ANONYMOUSLY REPORT GANGSTER-RELATED INFORMATION VIA ANTI-GANGSTER HELPLINE NUMBER 93946-93946
— 180 DRUG SMUGGLERS HELD ON DAY 582 OF YUDH NASHIAN VIRUDH
CHANDIGARH, October 4:
As the decisive ‘Gangstran Te Vaar’ campaign enters its 257th day, Punjab Police today conducted 628 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 257, Police teams arrested 289 individuals held with eight weapons, taking the total arrests to 76,099 since the launch of the campaign.
Apart from this, preventive action has been taken against 232 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 582nd day with 180 drug smugglers arrested today and recovered 921 grams heroin, 405 kg poppy husk, 1303 intoxicant pills and Rs 5100 drug money from their possession. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached to 81,798 in just 582 days. As part of De-addiction, the Punjab Police has convinced 13 persons to undergo de-addiction and rehabilitation treatment today.
