Bhagwant Mann: Punjab Police carried out 571 targeted raids across the state on Day 210 of the ‘Gangstran Te Vaar’ campaign, part of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s sustained push against organised crime through coordinated action with the Anti-Gangster Task Force.
What the Latest Sweep Found
The operation resulted in 307 arrests, including two proclaimed offenders who had been evading law enforcement. Police also recovered one illegal weapon during the crackdown, adding to a steady stream of arms seizures the campaign has logged over recent weeks.
A Campaign Built on Daily Momentum
‘Gangstran Te Vaar’ has run as a near-daily operation, with raid counts typically ranging between 570 and 680 and arrests fluctuating between roughly 300 and 520 per day. Just a day earlier, Day 206 saw 613 raids, 368 arrests, six proclaimed offenders apprehended, and four weapons recovered, underlining how consistently the drive is being sustained rather than run as a one-off show of force.
The Bigger Numbers
Since the campaign’s launch, cumulative arrests have climbed past 74,800, according to Punjab Police data through mid-August. Officials say the scale reflects a deliberate strategy of intelligence-based, mapped operations targeting identified gangster hideouts and criminal networks rather than random policing sweeps.
Public Cooperation Remains Central
Bhagwant Mann: Punjab Police has continued to lean on public tip-offs to sustain the campaign, urging residents to share information anonymously through its Anti-Gangster Helpline (93946-93946), with assurances of confidentiality for informants.
With raids continuing well past the 200-day mark, the operation underscores the Mann government’s attempt to convert its anti-crime rhetoric into a visible, numbers-backed enforcement record ahead of the state’s continuing law-and-order narrative.
