DAY 240 OF GANGSTRAN TE VAAR: PUNJAB POLICE CONDUCTS 526 RAIDS; 265 HELD
— POLICE TEAMS ALSO TAKE PREVENTIVE ACTION AGAINST 196 INDIVIDUALS
— PEOPLE CAN ANONYMOUSLY REPORT GANGSTER-RELATED INFORMATION VIA ANTI-GANGSTER HELPLINE NUMBER 93946-93946
— 109 DRUG SMUGGLERS HELD ON DAY 565 OF YUDH NASHIAN VIRUDH
CHANDIGARH, September 17 (WISHAVWARTA):- As the decisive ‘Gangstran Te Vaar’ campaign enters its 240th day, Punjab Police today conducted 526 raids 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 have been conducting special operations across the state.
On Day 240, Police teams arrested 265 individuals held with three weapons, taking the total arrests to 71,522 since the launch of the campaign.
Apart from this, preventive action has been taken against 196 persons. 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 565th day with 109 drug smugglers arrested today and recovered 465 grams heroin, 180 kg poppy husk, 492 intoxicant pills and Rs 12,200 drug money from their possession. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached to 78,018 in just 565 days. As part of De-addiction, the Punjab Police has convinced 19 persons to undergo de-addiction and rehabilitation treatment today.
