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 […]Read More
War on Drugs: Record seizures reflect our honest intent, says Gaurav Yadav, Punjab DGP
Anyone supplying drugs in Punjab in commercial quantity is a big fish. We have been acting against all those with links to this trade, Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav said Q: The drug issue is back at the centrestage of Punjab politics again. I won’t go into the political reasons but it is certain that Punjab […]Read More
Punjab Police doing best to wipe out drug menace, says DGP Gaurav Yadav
“In Punjab, there is a widespread drug threat, which is well-known to the state police. The police are doing their best and public cooperation is needed to wipe out the menace,” said Gaurav Yadav, Director General of Police (DGP), Punjab, while taking to newsmen in Tarn Taran on Monday. The DGP was in Tarn Taran […]Read More
Punjab DGP orders quarterly inspection of gun shops
The Director General of Police, Punjab, has issued directions to police officers to mandatorily inspect shops selling guns and small weapons across the state on a quarterly basis. In Short All gun shops will be inspected on a quarterly basis. The move aims at plugging the pilferage of ammunition from gun shops. The directions come […]Read More
98 held, 97 FIRs lodged as Punjab cops seize narcotics, arms
The police recovered 1 kg heroin, Rs 10.91 lakh in cash, 158 litres of illicit liquor, 660 kg ‘lahan’, 103 kg poppy husk, 19 kg ‘bhang’ and 10,460 intoxicant tablets The Punjab Police Tuesday apprehended 98 people, including three proclaimed offenders, and recovered narcotics and weapons during a five-hour statewide cordon-and-search operation aimed at checking […]Read More
Punjab Police conduct cordon-and-search operation across state; aimed to instil sense of security
Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav led the operation in Ludhiana Punjab Police on Tuesday carried out a special cordon-and-search operation aimed at checking the movement of anti-social elements and drug smugglers across the state. Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav led the operation in Ludhiana. .@DGPPunjabPolice along with senior officers conducted #CASO at […]Read More
Sidhu Moosewala’s parents meet Punjab DGP Gauarv Yadav
Chandigarh: Singer Sidhu Moosewala’s father Balkaur Singh and mother Charan Kaur met DGP Gauarv Yadav here in connection with the murder case of their son. Their meeting lasted for 30 minutes. ©The TribuneRead More
3-member all-women SIT to investigate Chandigarh University video leak case
DGP Gaurav Yadav says the team will work under the supervision of senior IPS officer Gurpreet Deo Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav on Monday said that on the directions of CM Bhagwant Mann, a three-member all-women SIT would investigate the Chandigarh University case. He said the SIT would work under the supervision of senior IPS officer […]Read More
Gaurav Yadav to continue as officiating Punjab DGP; Viresh Kumar Bhawra shifted
Sharad Satya Chauhan, a 1992-batch IPS officer who was chairman-cum-managing director of PPHC would now function as PPHC MD. Putting an end to the speculation over the continuation of senior IPS officer Gaurav Yadav as the officiating chief of the state police force, the Punjab government has appointed Director General of Police Viresh Kumar Bhawra […]Read More
Punjab police recovers 73 kg heroin from Maharahtra’s Nhava Sheva port
The Punjab Police seized the drugs in less than 72 hours after recovering 75 kilograms of heroin from a container at Mundra Port in Gujarat in a joint operation with the Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad. The Punjab Police on Friday said it seized 73 kilograms of heroin from a container at Nhava Sheva port in Maharashtra. […]Read More
