CHANDIGARH, January 20: With the Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann led Punjab Government waging ‘Gangstran Te Vaar’ to make Punjab a gangster free state, Punjab Police teams on Tuesday conducted raids at identified and mapped locations of foreign based gangsters on Day 1 of ‘Operation Prahaar’.
Declaring a decisive war against gangsters, Punjab Director General Punjab (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said, “A 72 hour long massive crackdown under ‘Operation Prahaar’ is already underway across the state.”
The DGP explained the scale of the operation. The DGP said, “As part of Operation Prahaar, more than 2,000 police teams have conducted raids. These teams comprise around 12,000 personnel. The raids occurred at identified and mapped locations linked to associates of 60 foreign-based gangsters across Punjab.”
Special Director General of Police Law and Order Arpit Shukla shared the outcomes of Day 1 of the operation. He stated, “As many as 1,314 associates and abettors of foreign-based gangsters have been rounded up across the state.” Thorough investigations are currently ongoing.
Punjab Police urged citizens to actively support the campaign against organised crime. They stated that people can anonymously report information related to wanted criminals and gangsters. They can also share tips on crime and criminal activity through the Anti Gangster Helpline number 93946-93946.
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