India, March 28 -- The Punjab Police's Anti-Gangster helpline has seen an overwhelming response from the public since its launch on January 21, 2026, with 590 complaints received in just two months of its launch.

Sharing the success of the initiative, deputy inspector general of police (DIG), Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF), Gurmeet Singh Chauhan, said that a total of 590 inputs have been received on the dedicated helpline.

Out of these, 83 were related to drugs, 35 to extortion, 43 regarding gangsters, 86 concerning illegal weapons, 74 related to personal enmity, 13 for robbery/theft, 11 regarding Proclaimed Offenders (POs)/Absconders, and two related to immigration fraud, while 97 were categorised as others.

"The proactive participat...