Police teams also takes preventive action against 178 individuals, 324 were release after verification
72 Drug smugglers held with 4Kg heroin on day 336 of Yudh nashian virudh
Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh-
As the decisive ‘Gangstran Te Vaar’ campaign launched under the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann enters its 12th day, Punjab Police on Saturday conducted 727 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 12, Police teams arrested 192 individuals and recovered five weapons along with 15 live cartridges and six magazines from their possession, taking the total arrests to 3913 since the launch of the campaign.
Apart from this, preventive action has been taken against 178 persons, whereas, 324 persons were verified and released after questioning. Police teams have also arrested 12 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 336th day with 72 drug smugglers arrested on Saturday and recovered 4 kg heroin, 200 grams opium, 1253 intoxicant tablets/capsules and Rs 1.01 lakh drug money from their possession. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached to 47,204 in just 336 days. As part of De-addiction, the Punjab Police has convinced 30 persons to undergo de-addiction and rehabilitation treatment today.