*— POLICE TEAMS ALSO TAKE PREVENTIVE ACTION AGAINST 225 INDIVIDUALS*
*— PEOPLE CAN ANONYMOUSLY REPORT GANGSTER-RELATED INFORMATION VIA ANTI-GANGSTER HELPLINE NUMBER 93946-93946*
*— 66 DRUG SMUGGLERS HELD WITH 2.2KG HEROIN ON DAY 513 OF YUDH NASHIAN VIRUDH*
As the decisive ‘Gangstran Te Vaar’ campaign enters its 188th day, Punjab Police on today conducted 476 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 188, Police teams arrested 260 individuals held with six weapons, taking the total arrests to 53,508 since the launch of the campaign.
Apart from this, preventive action has been taken against 225 persons. Police teams have also arrested one Proclaimed Offender (PO) 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 513th day with 66 drug smugglers arrested today and recovered 2.2 kg heroin, 11 kg poppy husk, 505 intoxicant pills and Rs 5 lakhs drug money from their possession. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached to 74,679 in just 513 days. As part of De-addiction, the Punjab Police has convinced seven persons to undergo de-addiction and rehabilitation treatment today.
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