Overview

• Punjab Police has launched an ambitious campaign, 'Yudh Nashyan Virudh,' to eliminate drug trafficking by May 31, 2025.
• DGP Gaurav Yadav has instructed Senior Superintendents and Commissioners of Police to personally lead operations on the ground.
• A carrot-and-stick accountability system will reward officers for effective results and hold underperformers accountable.
• Efforts include dismantling supply chains, targeting both street-level peddlers and major traffickers, and breaking financial networks, with 31 hawala operators arrested and ₹8 crore seized so far.
• A rigorous field assessment will follow the May 31 deadline to verify the campaign's success in making drugs unobtainable in Punjab.