Chandigarh, June 24 (IANS) The Punjab Police have achieved a success in 152-day old ‘Gangstran Te Vaar’ operation by recovering a cache of 713 illegal arms from the possession of gangsters’ accomplices, Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said. The Punjab Police’s Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) on Tuesday also recovered 218 magazines with a total of 2,009 rounds of ammunition. “The gangsters heavily lure youngsters to carry their illegal works, and offering them illegal weapons is one…
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Chandigarh, June 7 (IANS) Punjab Police’s Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF), in a well-coordinated operation with Ferozepur Police and Jammu and Kashmir Police, has apprehended two Rajasthan-based shooters involved in Ferozepur shopkeeper’s murder case from Jammu and Kashmir, Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said here on Sunday. Those arrested have been identified as Vishnu Kumar, a resident of Rupbas in Rajasthan’s Bharatpur; and Rahul Mahawar, a resident of Anantpura in Rajasthan’s …
Jaipur, June 4 (IANS) In what officials describe as a relentless surgical strike on Rajasthan’s narcotics underworld, the Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) has, within just one year of its formation, dismantled major drug trafficking networks, arrested 557 accused, and seized narcotics and assets worth more than Rs 679 crore. From destroying illegal opium cultivation and raiding clandestine drug manufacturing units to intercepting cross-border smuggling operations involving heroin, weapons, and dr…
Chandigarh, May 13 (IANS) In a major breakthrough in the double murder case in Batala, Punjab Police, in a well-coordinated operation with Central agencies, have arrested three key operatives linked to foreign-based fugitive gangster Happy Jatt close to Indo-Bhutan border in West Bengal while they were attempting to flee to Bhutan, said Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav here on Wednesday. The operation under the name “Operation Nest Wrecker” was jointly carried out by Anti-Gangster T…
Chandigarh, May 5 (IANS) In a breakthrough against organised crime, Punjab Police’s Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF), in an operation with Central agencies and Tripura Police, has apprehended Aditya Kapoor, one of the shooters involved in the sensational murder of kabaddi promoter Kanwar Digvijay Singh, alias Rana Balachauria, State Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said here. The accused, who was arrested from Agartala in Tripura and a resident of Amritsar, has a criminal background …
Chandigarh, April 20 (IANS) Punjab Police’s Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) has busted a gangster module being operated by foreign-based gangsters with the arrest of four accused and recovery of two foreign-made .30 calibre pistols along with eight cartridges from their possession, Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said here on Monday. Those arrested have been identified as Arman Singh, a resident of Ugana village in Patiala; Chirag, a resident of Nalas Khurd village in Patiala; Ra…
Jaipur, April 11 (IANS) In a significant breakthrough under the Rajasthan government’s “Drug-Free Rajasthan” campaign and the ongoing crackdown on narcotics, the Pali Police on Saturday arrested three suspected smugglers and seized 74.13 grams of the illicit synthetic drug MD. The action was taken after the Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) in Jaipur provided precise technical intelligence.Pali Superintendent of Police Monika Sen informed that early Saturday morning, based on intellig…
Chandigarh, April 11 (IANS) The Punjab government on Saturday said it has authorised the Punjab Police to reward informants under its new ‘reward policy’ for sharing information regarding wanted criminals and gangsters or their network in the state. It also released a list of 28 most wanted criminals. Under the project ‘Gangstran Te Vaar’, the government has approved sanction powers up to Rs 1 lakh to Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP); Rs 1.5 lakh to Commissioner of Police, Range Ins…
Jaipur, April 3 (IANS) In a major breakthrough, the Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) has dismantled an illicit Mephedrone (MD) manufacturing unit operating from the rooftop of a residential house in Jodhpur, recovering drugs worth Rs three crore. Acting under the direction of Additional Director General Dinesh M.N., the AGTF recovered 3.055 kg of finished MD drugs and 55.725 kg of hazardous chemicals, valued at approximately Rs three crore in the international market.The accused, Ganpatram Beniwa…
Chandigarh, March 21 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Saturday presented a focused report card on law and order under the AAP government as part of the ongoing series ‘Shandaar Chaar Saal Bhagwant Mann De Naal’, aimed at placing a clear, sector-wise account of four years of governance before the people. He said the state’s improving law and order is now visible on the ground, driven by a zero-tolerance policy against drugs and a sustained crackdown on organised crime, al…