CHANDIGARH, February 18:
As the decisive ‘Gangstran Te Vaar’ campaign launched under the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann enters its 29th day, Punjab Police on Wednesday conducted 689 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 29, Police teams arrested 196 individuals and recovered one weapons from their possession, taking the total arrests to 9,978 since the launch of the campaign.
Apart from this, preventive action has been taken against 78 persons, whereas, 232 persons were verified and released after questioning. Police teams have also arrested nine 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 354th day with 110 drug smugglers arrested on Wednesday and recovered 1 kg heroin, 2.7 kg opium, 419 intoxicant tablets/capsules and Rs 2120 drug money from their possession. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached to 50,184 in just 354 days. As part of De-addiction, the Punjab Police has convinced 36 persons to undergo de-addiction and rehabilitation treatment today.
