CHANDIGARH, July 23 : As the decisive ‘Gangstran Te Vaar’ campaign enters its 184th day, Punjab Police on today conducted 776raids 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 184, Police teams arrested 472 individuals held with five weapons, taking the total arrests to 52,174 since the launch of the campaign.
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Apart from this, preventive action has been taken against 288 persons. Police teams have also arrested eight 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 509th day with 94 drug smugglers arrested today and recovered 7.6 kg heroin, 1 kg opium, 538 intoxicant pills and Rs 10.31 lakh drug money from their possession. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached to 74,411 in just 509 days. As part of De-addiction, the Punjab Police has convinced six persons to undergo de-addiction and rehabilitation treatment today.