— POLICE TEAMS ALSO TAKE PREVENTIVE ACTION AGAINST 184 INDIVIDUALS
— PEOPLE CAN ANONYMOUSLY REPORT GANGSTER-RELATED INFORMATION VIA ANTI-GANGSTER HELPLINE NUMBER 93946-93946
— 296 DRUG SMUGGLERS HELD WITH 3.5KG HEROIN ON DAY 604 OF YUDH NASHIAN VIRUDH
CHANDIGARH, October 26:
As the decisive ‘Gangstran Te Vaar’ campaign enters its 279th day, Punjab Police today conducted 543 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 279, Police teams arrested 231 individuals held with two weapons, taking the total arrests to 80,898 since the launch of the campaign.
Apart from this, preventive action has been taken against 184 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 604th day with 296 drug smugglers arrested today and recovered 3.5 kg heroin, 500 grams opium, 120 kg ganja, 44 kg poppy husk, 1722 intoxicant pills and Rs 13,850 drug money from their possession. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached to 88,285 in just 603 days. As part of De-addiction, the Punjab Police has convinced 32 persons to undergo de-addiction and rehabilitation treatment today.
