Chandigarh, Feb. 14 -- In a significant escalation of its crackdown on organised crime, the Punjab government has set up a dedicated State Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) police station at Rajpura with jurisdiction across the state, aimed at centralising investigations against gang networks.

The newly created police station will function as a central operational unit to handle cases involving gangsters across district boundaries, enabling coordinated action and intelligence-based policing.

The notification, issued by the department of home affairs (Home-VI branch) and published in the Punjab Government Gazette Extraordinary, states that the governor of Punjab has declared the formation of the "State Anti Gangster Task Force police stati...