Punjab
Punjab Police Launched Operation Prahar
- 21 Jan 2026
- 1 min read
Why in News?
Punjab Police has launched Operation Prahar, a large-scale crackdown to dismantle gangster networks operating from abroad and within Punjab.
Key Points
- Operation Prahar: A 72-hour statewide special operation aimed at breaking the entire ecosystem of organised gangsterism.
- Nodal Agency: The operation is being led by Punjab Police under the direction of DGP Gaurav Yadav.
- Operational Scale: Police personnel conducted simultaneous raids across the state to prevent information leakage.
- Focus on freezing properties, tracking financial trails, and invoking stringent laws against those abetting gangster activities.
- Extradition Mechanism: A special Overseas Fugitive Tracking & Extradition Cell (OFTEC) has been activated to track criminals hiding abroad and work with foreign agencies to bring them back to India.
- Governance Objective: The operation aligns with the state government’s zero-tolerance policy on organised crime to improve law and order and public security in Punjab.
