— POLICE TEAMS ALSO TAKE PREVENTIVE ACTION AGAINST 208 INDIVIDUALS
— PEOPLE CAN ANONYMOUSLY REPORT GANGSTER-RELATED INFORMATION VIA ANTI-GANGSTER HELPLINE NUMBER 93946-93946
— 226 DRUG SMUGGLERS HELD WITH 14KG HEROIN ON DAY 597 OF YUDH NASHIAN VIRUDH
CHANDIGARH, October 19:
As the decisive ‘Gangstran Te Vaar’ campaign enters its 272nd day, Punjab Police today conducted 569 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 272, Police teams arrested 221 individuals held with 15 weapons, taking the total arrests to 79,454 since the launch of the campaign.
Apart from this, preventive action has been taken against 208 persons. Police teams have also arrested seven 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 597th day with 226 drug smugglers arrested today and recovered 14.4 kg heroin, 1407 intoxicant pills and Rs 4.06 lakh drug money from their possession. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached to 86,744 in just 597 days. As part of De-addiction, the Punjab Police has convinced 27 persons to undergo de-addiction and rehabilitation treatment today.
