PUNJAB POLICE CONDUCTS 681 RAIDS; 274 HELD

Published on: 05 Feb 2026 at 06:34 PM

Published by: Gill Bikram

PUNJAB POLICE CONDUCTS 681 RAIDS; 274 HELD*

*— POLICE TEAMS ALSO TAKES PREVENTIVE ACTION AGAINST 135 INDIVIDUALS, 248 WERE RELEASED AFTER VERIFICATION*

*— PEOPLE CAN ANONYMOUSLY REPORT GANGSTER-RELATED INFORMATION VIA ANTI-GANGSTER HELPLINE NUMBER 93946-93946*

*— 95 DRUG SMUGGLERS HELD ON DAY 341 OF YUDH NASHIAN VIRUDH*

CHANDIGARH, February 5:

As the decisive ‘Gangstran Te Vaar’ campaign launched under the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann enters its 17th day, Punjab Police on Thursday conducted 681 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 17, Police teams arrested 274 individuals and recovered four weapons along with 11 live cartridges from their possession, taking the total arrests to 4,649 since the launch of the campaign.

Apart from this, preventive action has been taken against 135 persons, whereas, 248 persons were verified and released after questioning. Police teams have also arrested 27 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 341st day with 95 drug smugglers arrested on Thursday and recovered 445 grams heroin, 516 intoxicant tablets/capsules and Rs 39,020 drug money from their possession. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached to 47,784 in just 341 days. As part of De-addiction, the Punjab Police has convinced 27 persons to undergo de-addiction and rehabilitation treatment today.