CHANDIGARH, February 14:
As the decisive ‘Gangstran Te Vaar’ campaign launched under the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann enters its 25th day, Punjab Police on Saturday conducted 702 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 25, Police teams arrested 232 individuals and recovered three weapons from their possession, taking the total arrests to 9244 since the launch of the campaign.
Apart from this, preventive action has been taken against 89 persons, whereas, 165 persons were verified and released after questioning. Police teams have also arrested seven 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 350th day with 96 drug smugglers arrested on Saturday and recovered 3.1 kg heroin, 7 kg poppy husk, 640 intoxicant tablets/capsules and Rs 58,050 drug money from their possession. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached to 49,602 in just 350 days. As part of De-addiction, the Punjab Police has convinced 41 persons to undergo de-addiction and rehabilitation treatment today.
