— POLICE TEAMS ALSO TAKE PREVENTIVE ACTION AGAINST 249 INDIVIDUALS
— PEOPLE CAN ANONYMOUSLY REPORT GANGSTER-RELATED INFORMATION VIA ANTI-GANGSTER HELPLINE NUMBER 93946-93946
— 158 DRUG SMUGGLERS HELD WITH 3.8KG HEROIN ON DAY 593 OF YUDH NASHIAN VIRUDH
CHANDIGARH, October 15:
As the decisive ‘Gangstran Te Vaar’ campaign enters its 268th day, Punjab Police today conducted 530 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 268, Police teams arrested 222 individuals held with four weapons, taking the total arrests to 78,635 since the launch of the campaign.
Apart from this, preventive action has been taken against 249 persons. Police teams have also arrested four 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 593rd day with 158 drug smugglers arrested today and recovered 3.8 kg heroin, 59 kg poppy husk, 632 intoxicant pills and Rs 4.77 lakhs drug money from their possession. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached to 85,467 in just 593 days. As part of De-addiction, the Punjab Police has convinced 28 persons to undergo de-addiction and rehabilitation treatment today.
