Chandigarh, Jan. 24 -- The recently concluded three-day anti-gangster campaign titled 'Operation Prahaar' has brought to focus the network of high-profile gangsters operating with impunity from abroad through their associates.

The operation, aimed at dismantling the weapon supply chains, logistics, safe houses and communication networks linked to organised crime syndicates, saw around 12,000 police personnel conducting raids at nearly 2,000 locations across Punjab. The operation led to the arrest of 3,256 persons for their links with various cartels being run by 61 foreign-based gangsters.

An analysis of the most wanted list prepared by the Punjab Police's Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) reveals that a maximum of 17 gangsters are suspec...