Chandigarh, February 8: Punjab’s Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav announced a focused 72-hour campaign named ‘Operation Prahar-2’ on Sunday, aimed at apprehending wanted criminals.
Accompanying the DGP were Special DGP (Law and Order) Arpit Shukla, ADGP (Drug Task Force) Neelabh Kishore, and Intelligence Chief Sukchain Singh Gill. The DGP informed the media that the initial ‘Operation Prahar’ resulted in the arrest of 3,256 individuals and the recovery of 69 weapons within 72 hours.
DGP Yadav stated that ‘Operation Prahar-2’ will commence on Monday and continue until Wednesday, with senior officials deployed for effective monitoring of the campaign.
Sharing results from the 20-day ‘Gangster Te War’ initiative, he revealed that police teams conducted 17,603 raids across the state, leading to the arrest of 5,290 individuals, including gangsters and their associates, along with the seizure of 128 weapons.
He further noted that preventive action has been initiated against 2,973 individuals, while 5,413 others were released after verification and questioning. Additionally, 344 proclaimed offenders have been apprehended.
Addressing misinformation, he clarified that this is a legitimate operation, and the police will only arrest individuals wanted for crimes.
To enhance police presence statewide and strengthen crime control mechanisms, the DGP announced that standard operating procedures (SOPs) for operational readiness have been issued.
He instructed police commissioners to personally visit all significant crime scenes, oversee investigations, and ensure assistance in identifying heinous crimes.
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