Last updated: 28 September 2026

9779100200: Public can send Drug related suspicious activities directly to autorities^[1]
-- Ticket based monitoring and Daily tracking^[1:1]
-- WhatsApp Chatbot being used ^[1:2]
-- Informer details are kept confidentiality

1 March 2025 - Sept 2026: 51,000+ citizen tip-offs helped police make 25,000+ drug-related arrests^[2]

Phase 2: 1 March - 5 July 2025^[3]:
-- 11,792 tips received from the public on the Drug Helpline
-- 3,238 FIRs and 4299 arrests from these tips
-- Strengthened with a focus on ensuring the secrecy of the informers
-- Coinciding with Yudh Nashya Virudh targeted campaign

Phase 1: 28 Aug 2024 - 28 Feb 2025^[3:1]
-- 1,665 complaints received
-- 41 FIRs registered following due investigation, leading to the arrest of 46

¶ Features^[1:3]

• Launch of a WhatsApp number, allowing citizens to report drug-related activities directly to the authorities
• Identity of public will be kept secret
• Launched by CM Mann on 28 Aug 2024

¶ ANTF

• Special Anti-Drugs Unit

REFERENCES:

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1. https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/chandigarh/punjab-cm-bhagwant-mann-launches-anti-drug-helpline-whatsapp-chatbot/ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎

2. https://yespunjab.com/punjabs-big-5-anti-drug-strategy-from-police-action-and-village-vigilance-to-prevention-and-rehabilitation/ (Punjab Govt Press Release) ↩︎

3. https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/police-data-30-firs-in-drug-cases-after-tip-off-on-safe-punjab-helpline-101751916387648.html ↩︎ ↩︎