POLICE TEAMS ALSO TAKES PREVENTIVE ACTION AGAINST 116 INDIVIDUALS, 20 WERE RELEASED AFTER VERIFICATION
CHANDIGARH: As the decisive ‘Gangstran Te Vaar’ campaign enters its 122nd day, Punjab Police on Friday conducted 512 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 122, Police teams arrested 244 individuals held with six weapons, taking the total arrests to 31,208 since the launch of the campaign.
Apart from this, preventive action has been taken against 116 persons, whereas, 20 persons were verified and released after questioning. Police teams have also arrested five 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 447th day with 57 drug smugglers arrested on Friday and recovered 7.3 kg heroin, 60 kg poppy husk, 255 intoxicant tablets/capsules and Rs 3050 drug money from their possession. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached to 65,092 in just 447 days. As part of De-addiction, the Punjab Police has convinced six persons to undergo de-addiction and rehabilitation treatment today.
