As the decisive ‘Gangstran Te Vaar’ campaign enters its 164th day, Punjab Police on Friday conducted 534 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 164, Police teams arrested 297 individuals held with five weapons, taking the total arrests to 43,127 since the launch of the campaign.
Apart from this, preventive action has been taken against 206 persons. Police teams have also arrested two 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 489th day with 187 drug smugglers arrested today and recovered 2.1 kg heroin, 712 intoxicant pills and Rs 22,900 drug money from their possession. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached to 71,538 in just 489 days. As part of De-addiction, the Punjab Police has convinced 12 persons to undergo de-addiction and rehabilitation treatment today.
