CHANDIGARH: Recounting the achievements of Punjab Police against the gangsters front in 2025, the Punjab DGP Gauran Yadav today said that the Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) along with field units has succeeded in busting 416 gangsters/criminals modules after arresting 992 gangsters/criminals, and recovered 620 weapons and 252 vehicles used in criminal activities from their possession.
The DGP said that there has been a sustained focus on issuing of Red Notices, Blue Notices, and in coordination with CBI and central agencies for extradition and deportation of foreign-based criminals, which resulted in issuance of 11 Red Notices and 2 Blue Notices this year. Anmol Bishnoi was geo-located by the Punjab Police which shared information with the Central Agencies resulting in his deportation, he said, while adding that Parminder Singh alias Pindi involved in terror activities has been deported in 2025 and two other criminals who were country-hopping (Sukhdev Kumar alias Manish Bedi and Sajan Masih alias Goru) were tracked across countries and arrested in Mumbai.
DGP Gaurav Yadav said that in year 2025, substantial reductions were recorded across major crime heads in comparison to corresponding figures of year 2024, with murders decreased by 8.7% (745 to 680), kidnappings and abductions by 10.6% (1770 to 1583), snatching by 19.6% (2321 to 1866), and thefts by 34.3% (6714 to 4410). There has been increase in cases under the Local and Special Laws like the Excise Act, Arms Act and NDPS Act, indicating strong push against crime and better detection.
The DGP said that the law and order situation remained stable and well under control throughout the year. The DITAC lab of State Cyber Crime Wing won the 2025 Excellence Award in Digital Evidence Summit 2025 in New Delhi, he said, while adding that 18 inter-state cyber crime gangs involved in multi-crores cyber fraudulent activities were busted in the current year and 300 mule accounts used for crypto frauds were neutralised.