In 1 year, Punjab Police busted 26 terror modules, arrested 168
Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav said “the Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF), since its formation on April 6, 2022, has succeeded in busting 162 gangster/criminal modules after arresting 582 gangsters/criminals and neutralising five, recovering 586 weapons and 131 vehicles used in criminal activities.”
From March 16, 2022 to March 15 this year, Punjab Police have busted 26 terror modules with the arrest of 168 terrorist/radicals after recovering 31 rifles, 201 revolvers/pistols, 9 tiffin Improvised Explosive Device (IEDs), 8.72 kg RDX and other explosives, 11 hand grenades, two sleeves of disposed rocket launcher, 30 drones, and one loaded Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG), Punjab Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said, presenting the one-year performance of State police after the formation of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab.
The DGP said “the law and order situation in the border state has witnessed a considerable improvement as majority of criminals and gangsters have been put behind the bar, while, many of them chose to leave the state amidst the strict vigil kept by Punjab police on the movement of anti-social elements.”
