CHANDIGARH, February 28:
As the decisive ‘Gangstran Te Vaar’ campaign launched under the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann enters its 39th day, Punjab Police on Saturday conducted 548 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 39, Police teams arrested 224 individuals and recovered 17 weapons from their possession, taking the total arrests to 12,024 since the launch of the campaign.
Apart from this, preventive action has been taken against 111 persons, whereas, 136 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 364th day with 89 drug smugglers arrested on Saturday and recovered 2.3 kg heroin, 1.8 kg opium, 1766 intoxicant tablets/capsules and Rs 15,980 drug money from their possession. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached to 51,616 in just 364 days. As part of De-addiction, the Punjab Police has convinced 35 persons to undergo de-addiction and rehabilitation treatment today.
