— POLICE TEAMS ALSO TAKE PREVENTIVE ACTION AGAINST 174 INDIVIDUALS
— PEOPLE CAN ANONYMOUSLY REPORT GANGSTER-RELATED INFORMATION VIA ANTI-GANGSTER HELPLINE NUMBER 93946-93946
— 55 DRUG SMUGGLERS HELD ON DAY 622 OF YUDH NASHIAN VIRUDH
CHANDIGARH, November 13:
As the decisive ‘Gangstran Te Vaar’ campaign enters its 297th day, Punjab Police today conducted 525 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 297, Police teams arrested 163 individuals held with six weapons, taking the total arrests to 84,072 since the launch of the campaign.
Apart from this, preventive action has been taken against 174 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 622nd day with 55 drug smugglers arrested today and recovered 628 grams heroin, 139 intoxicant pills and Rs 1100 drug money from their possession. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached to 92,553 in just 622 days. As part of De-addiction, the Punjab Police has convinced 11 persons to undergo de-addiction and rehabilitation treatment today.
