— POLICE TEAMS ALSO TAKES PREVENTIVE ACTION AGAINST 80 INDIVIDUALS, 113 WERE RELEASED AFTER VERIFICATION
— PEOPLE CAN ANONYMOUSLY REPORT GANGSTER-RELATED INFORMATION VIA ANTI-GANGSTER HELPLINE NUMBER 93946-93946
— 86 DRUG SMUGGLERS HELD ON DAY 365 OF YUDH NASHIAN VIRUDH
CHANDIGARH, March 1:
As the decisive ‘Gangstran Te Vaar’ campaign launched under the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann enters its 40th day, Punjab Police on Sunday conducted 499 raids at the 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 has been conducting special operations across the state.
On Day 40, Police teams arrested 179 individuals and recovered four weapons from their possession, taking the total arrests to 12,203 since the launch of the campaign.
Apart from this, preventive action has been taken against 80 persons, whereas, 113 persons were verified and released after questioning. 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 365th day with 86 drug smugglers arrested on Sunday and recovered 878 grams heroin, 105 kg poppy husk, 523 intoxicant tablets/capsules and Rs 3720 drug money from their possession. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached to 51,734 in just 365 days. As part of De-addiction, the Punjab Police has convinced 23 persons to undergo de-addiction and rehabilitation treatment today.
