The Punjab government’s Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) has made significant progress in its fight against organised crime, successfully targeting and dismantling major gangster networks across the state. Chandigarh: The Punjab government’s sustained crackdown on organised crime has begun yielding concrete results, with the state’s specialised Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) making significant inroads into dismantling criminal networks. Formed to address the growing menace of gang-related violence and its links to cross-border arms and drug trafficking, the AGTF has emerged as a key pillar of the state’s law enforcement strategy. Cracking down on gangs across districts Over the past year, the AGTF has led multiple high-impact operations across various districts of Punjab, targeting notorious gangsters and their associates. These operations have resulted in the arrest of several wanted criminals, the recovery of illegal weapons, and the exposure of extortion rackets operating in urban and rural areas alike. According to officials, coordinated raids and surveillance have helped neutralise major gangs that had been operating with impunity. In several cases, the AGTF worked in close collaboration with local police …