Ahead of Republic Day 2025, DGP Punjab police Gaurav Yadav on Monday visited Amritsar and held a law and order review meeting with the police officers of Commissionerate Amritsar and the border districts of Gurdaspur, Batala, Amritsar Rural and Tarn Taran, said police.
Punjab Police's Director General of Police, (DGP), Gaurav Yadav, took to to commend the efforts, stating, "Big blow to illegal pharma opioids supply networks. @PunjabPoliceInd remains steadfast in its fight against organized crime and drug trafficking."
DGP Punjab Police said that while working on the intelligence input, Jashandeep Singh of Amritsar and another person (juvenile) have been arrested. During interrogation, they revealed that they had placed an IED at Police Station Ajnala on 23.11.2024 and carried out other attacks.
In a major blow against illegal arms trafficking, Ferozepur police seized a significant cache of weapons, including 11 pistols and 21 magazines on Thursday. While the suspects managed to flee Police teams are using local intelligence to track them, DGP Punjab Police said.
Taking to social media X, the DGP Punjab Police wrote in a post on Saturday, "In a swift operation, Amritsar Commissionerate Police dismantled a gang involved in armed snatchings, arresting key members Gurpreet S and Vishal."
Amritsar Commissionerate Police on Thursday claimed to have dismantled an interstate illegal weapons smuggle module and apprehended seven operatives. Police also seized 12 pistols and other ammunition.
Punjab Police arrested 153 drug traffickers and seized property valued at Rs 208 crore, linked to heroin seizures of over 2 kg each in 2024, a senior police official said.
In an intelligence-based operation, Punjab Police averted possible target killings with the arrest of a member of the Babbar Khalsa International (BKI)-backed terror module, the police said on Thursday.
Director General of Police of Punjab, Gaurav Yadav on Monday met and interacted with the bright young minds of the 2023 IPS batch including two officers from Bhutan.
Punjab police on Monday held a crucial meeting with the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to discuss strategies for combating drug abuse in prisons and disrupting supply chains.
In a post on X, DGP Punjab Police said, "In a major breakthrough, SAS Nagar Police apprehends Malkeet Singh Nawab operating an interstate arms cartel along with Gamdoor Singh Vicky and recovers 6 pistols, 10 live cartridges and 10 pistol magazines from them."