Chandigarh, Nov. 28 -- Reaffirming its commitment to combating organised crime and ensuring public safety, the Punjab Police has busted 962 gangster/criminal modules and arrested 2,536 gangsters/criminals, besides neutralising 24 across the state since April 2022, Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav said on Thursday.

The DGP said the Bhagwant Singh Mann-led state government had constituted the Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF), headed by ADGP Promod Ban, to curb gangster activity in Punjab effectively.

Sharing key outcomes, DGP Yadav said Police teams have recovered 2,086 weapons, 564 vehicles used in criminal activities, 79 kg heroin and Rs.4.69 crore drug money from the possession of arrested accused.

He said at least ...