CHANDIGARH, December 23:
Under the visionary leadership of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Punjab Police has successfully maintained peace and harmony across the state in 2025, while achieving unprecedented breakthroughs in terror front, crime control and anti-drugs campaign— Yudh Nashiyan Virudh.
Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav, in his Year Ender video, said that by proactive action against ISI-sponsored terror modules, all attempts to disturb peace in the state have been foiled with the solving of 12 terror incidents and arrest of 50 module members. These included hand grenades attacks at various places and one RPG attack on a Police Station, he said, while adding that other than these incidents, Punjab Police busted additional seven modules.
Divulging details on action against terrorists, he said that the Internal Security Wing has busted a total of 19 modules with the arrest of 131 persons this year and recovered nine rifles, 188 revolvers/pistols, 12 improvised explosive devices (IEDs), 11.62 kg RDX, 54 hand grenades, 32 detonators, four rocket propelled grenades, one sleeve of disposed rocket launcher, two timer switches, three walkie-talkie sets and eight remote controlled devices from their possession.
*YUDH NASHIYAN VIRUDH*
Highlighting the state’s relentless fight against drugs under the “Yudh Nashiyan Virudh” campaign launched on March 1, 2025, DGP Gaurav Yadav informed that Punjab Police registered 29,784 FIRs and made 39,867 arrests resulting in recovery of highest ever 2,021 kg of heroin in one year. Apart from recovering big haul of heroin, police have also 26 kg ICE, 698 kg opium, 35,000 kg poppy husk, 55.78 lakh intoxicant pills/capsules and Rs 16.81 Crores drug money from the possession of arrested drug smugglers, he said.
He highlighted that Punjab Police has conducted investigations in a scientific and professional manner to achieve a conviction rate of 88 percent, which is amongst the highest in the country. In the current year 5,901 cases out of 6,728 decided cases have been convicted, he said.
The DGP said that the “Safe Punjab” helpline emerged as a game-changer, registering 10,889 FIRs based on 28,952 tips, with a 38% conversion rate. Property worth ₹263 crores belonging to 548 smugglers was frozen under Section 68-F of the NDPS Act, he said.
In the current year, heroin seizures in Punjab are nearly 2/3rd of the total heroin seizures in the country, he said, while highlighting the Punjab’s share in national NDPS arrests stood at 25%, with nearly 20% of all NDPS cases registered in the state.
As part of the prevention, the police also facilitated the admission of 23,940 individuals to de-addiction centers and referred 59,840 persons to OOAT clinics, underscoring the focus on rehabilitation.
*ACTION AGAINST GANGSTERS*
Recounting the achievements of Punjab Police against the gangsters front in 2025, the DGP said that the Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) along with field units has succeeded in busting 416 gangsters/criminals modules after arresting 992 gangsters/criminals, and recovered 620 weapons and 252 vehicles used in criminal activities from their possession.
He informed that the AGTF has further upgraded its technical capabilities with Punjab Artificial Intelligence System (PAIS 2.0) now supporting voice analysis, besides other state-of-art features.
The DGP said that there has been a sustained focus on issuing of Red Notices, Blue Notices, and in coordination with CBI and central agencies for extradition and deportation of foreign-based criminals, which resulted in issuance of 11 Red Notices and 2 Blue Notices this year. Anmol Bishnoi was geo-located by the Punjab Police which shared information with the Central Agencies resulting in his deportation, he said, while adding that Parminder Singh alias Pindi involved in terror activities has been deported in 2025 and two other criminals who were country-hopping (Sukhdev Kumar alias Manish Bedi and Sajan Masih alias Goru) were tracked across countries and arrested in Mumbai.
*OVERALL REDUCTION IN CRIME*
DGP Gaurav Yadav said that in year 2025, substantial reductions were recorded across major crime heads in comparison to corresponding figures of year 2024, with murders decreased by 8.7% (745 to 680), kidnappings and abductions by 10.6% (1770 to 1583), snatching by 19.6% (2321 to 1866), and thefts by 34.3% (6714 to 4410). There has been increase in cases under the Local and Special Laws like the Excise Act, Arms Act and NDPS Act, indicating strong push against crime and better detection.
*LAW AND ORDER*
The DGP said that the law and order situation remained stable and well under control throughout the year, with elaborate security arrangements were ensured for Sri Amarnath Ji and Manimahesh Yatras, the 350th Martyrdom Commemoration of Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji at Anandpur Sahib, six IPL and two ODI matches. State wide Zila Parishad and Panchayat Samiti Elections were held peacefully, as also the Tarn Taran and Ludhiana Bye-Elections, he said.
He said that 174 CASO Operations/Special Operations/Checkings were conducted across all districts and Commissionerates against NDPS offenders, criminals and other anti-social elements. Punjab Police has also played a pivotal role in flood rescue operations. In this season, 5,119 stubble burning incidents have been reported in 2025, which are 50% less than from the previous year, he added.
He informed that Rs 25 crore have been allocated (FY 2025-26) for upgradation of Dial 112- ERSS. As many as 46.14 lakh calls have been handled till date, with drastic reduction of average response time from 25 minutes to less than 11 minutes, he added.
DGP Gaurav Yadav said that Anti-Drone Systems have been deployed at Tarn Taran, Ferozepur, Amritsar Rural districts. A total of 2,367 CCTV Cameras are also being installed at 585 identified locations on the Second Line of Defence at the International Border at a cost of Rs 49.58 Crores to act as a force multiplier to combat the influx of drugs, arms and explosives from across the International Border, he said, while adding that 896 personnel, SOG Hit, Ghatak, SSG and ARP teams have been deployed in border districts.
*CYBER CRIME*
In cyber crime, the DGP said that Punjab secured a lien amount in cyber fraud cases to ₹79.96 crores (out of defrauded amount of Rs. 418.29 cr)— reflecting a lien marking percentage of over 19% which is currently the 4th highest in the country. The DITAC lab of State Cyber Crime Wing won the 2025 Excellence Award in Digital Evidence Summit 2025 in New Delhi, he said, while adding that 18 inter-state cyber crime gangs involved in multi-crores cyber fraudulent activities were busted in the current year and 300 mule accounts used for crypto frauds were neutralised.
*ROAD SAFETY*
DGP Gaurav Yadav said that following the launch of Sadak Surakhiya Force, Punjab recorded a decline in road accident fatalities from 4,829 in 2023 to 4,759 in 2024, and a decline in road accidents from 6,269 to 6,063 in 2024, thus coming amongst nine States/UTs to achieve reduction in both the metrics. City Surveillance and Traffic Management System was launched in SAS Nagar in 2025 at a cost of Rs. 22.21 crores. There has been a significant increase in over speeding challans by 500% and drunk-driving challans by 430% in the current year, reflecting stricter enforcement.
Punjab also emerged as a leader in implementing new criminal laws and tech-driven policing, ranking first in launching the Nyaya Setu Application and leading in CCTNS performance. Over 20,000 personnel were trained in new criminal laws, and more than 55,000 in CCTNS.
Meanwhile, Police welfare remained a priority, with ₹11.25 crores allocated for infrastructure and ₹10.62 crores disbursed as loans to 741 personnel.
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BOXES:
1. ACTION AGAINST TERRORISTS
· Modules busted: 19
· Arrests: 131
· Rifles: 9
· Revolvers/Pistols: 188
· IEDs: 12
· RDX: 11.62 kg
· Hand grenades: 54
· Detonators: 32
· Rocket Propelled Grenades: 4
2. ACTION AGAINST DRUGS
· FIRs Registered: 29,784
· Arrests: 39,867
· Heroin Seized: 2,021 kg
· NDPS Conviction Rate: 88%
· Property Frozen: ₹263 crores (548 smugglers)
3. ACTION AGAINST ORGANIZED CRIME
· Modules Busted: 416
· Gangsters Arrested: 992
· Weapons Recovered: 620
· Vehicles Recovered: 252
· Red Notices Issued: 11
· Blue Notices Issued: 2
