CHANDIGARH: As the decisive ‘Gangstran Te Vaar’ campaign enters its 174th day, Punjab Police on today conducted 667 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 174, Police teams arrested 413 individuals held with four weapons, taking the total arrests to 48,098 since the launch of the campaign. Apart from this, preventive action has been taken against 293 persons. Police teams have also arrested four 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 499th day with 45 drug smugglers arrested today and recovered 621 grams heroin, 190 intoxicant pills and Rs 1600 drug money from their possession. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached to 73,596 in just 499 days. As part of De-addiction, the Punjab Police has convinced 15 persons to undergo de-addiction and rehabilitation treatment today.
