— POLICE TEAMS ALSO TAKE PREVENTIVE ACTION AGAINST 210 INDIVIDUALS
— PEOPLE CAN ANONYMOUSLY REPORT GANGSTER-RELATED INFORMATION VIA ANTI-GANGSTER HELPLINE NUMBER 93946-93946
— 191 DRUG SMUGGLERS HELD WITH 22.4KG HEROIN ON DAY 587 OF YUDH NASHIAN VIRUDH
CHANDIGARH, October 9:
As the decisive ‘Gangstran Te Vaar’ campaign enters its 262nd day, Punjab Police today conducted 591 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 262, Police teams arrested 245 individuals held with four weapons, taking the total arrests to 77,316 since the launch of the campaign.
Apart from this, preventive action has been taken against 210 persons. Police teams have also arrested 15 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 587th day with 191 drug smugglers arrested today and recovered 22.4 kg heroin, 23 kg poppy husk, 1892 intoxicant pills and Rs 89,250 drug money from their possession. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached to 83,686 in just 587 days. As part of De-addiction, the Punjab Police has convinced 37 persons to undergo de-addiction and rehabilitation treatment today.
