Chandigarh, Feb. 7 -- In a significant boost to the "War on Gangsters" campaign initiated by Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, the Amritsar City Police has executed a massive enforcement drive resulting in the arrest of 269 individuals. Amritsar Police Commissioner Gurpreet Singh Bhullar announced on Friday that the intelligence-led operation, which spanned from January 20 to February 6, 2026, was specifically designed to dismantle gangster networks and curb organised criminal activities within the city.
During this intensive period, police teams conducted 631 coordinated raids across various locations. Among the 269 arrested are nine active associates of gangsters and four relatives linked to organised crime syndicates, while the remai...