CHANDIGARH, February 3:
As the decisive ‘Gangstran Te Vaar’ campaign launched under the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann enters its 15th day, Punjab Police on Tuesday conducted 666 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 15, Police teams arrested 163 individuals and recovered two weapons from their possession, taking the total arrests to 4,396 since the launch of the campaign.
Apart from this, preventive action has been taken against 141 persons, whereas, 255 persons were verified and released after questioning. 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 339th day with 143 drug smugglers arrested on Tuesday and recovered 12.2 kg heroin, 12 kg Ganja and 2412 intoxicant tablets/capsules from their possession. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached to 47,435 in just 339 days. As part of De-addiction, the Punjab Police has convinced 40 persons to undergo de-addiction and rehabilitation treatment today.
