— POLICE TEAMS ALSO TAKE PREVENTIVE ACTION AGAINST 150 INDIVIDUALS
— PEOPLE CAN ANONYMOUSLY REPORT GANGSTER-RELATED INFORMATION VIA ANTI-GANGSTER HELPLINE NUMBER 93946-93946
— 104 DRUG SMUGGLERS HELD WITH 12.1KG HEROIN ON DAY 605 OF YUDH NASHIAN VIRUDH
CHANDIGARH, October 27:
As the decisive ‘Gangstran Te Vaar’ campaign enters its 280th day, Punjab Police today conducted 510 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 280, Police teams arrested 175 individuals held with three weapons, taking the total arrests to 81,076 since the launch of the campaign.
Apart from this, preventive action has been taken against 150 persons. Police teams have also arrested 11 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 605th day with 104 drug smugglers arrested today and recovered 12.1 kg heroin, 800 kg poppy husk, 310 intoxicant pills and Rs 3600 drug money from their possession. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached to 88,499 in just 605 days. As part of De-addiction, the Punjab Police has convinced 13 persons to undergo de-addiction and rehabilitation treatment today.
