Chandigarh, Aug 19 (IANS) The Punjab Police achieved a major breakthrough against transnational organised crime as the Overseas Fugitive Tracking and Extradition Cell of its Counter Intelligence Wing, with assistance from Central agencies, secured the deportation of three wanted operatives linked to the Davinder Bambiha gang from Malaysia, Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said on Wednesday.
He wrote on X that the three deportees are wanted in multiple cases involving murder, extortion, explosives and a planned hand-grenade blast in Ludhiana with links to Pakistan’s ISI.
They have been identified as Jaspreet Singh, alias Jas Behbal, Ajay Singh and Pawandeep Singh, who were arrested at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi upon arrival and are being brought to Punjab for further investigation.
The DGP said they remained relentless in dismantling transnational organised crime networks.
“No matter where the fugitives hide, we will track them down and bring them to justice,” he added.
Last month, Punjab Police’s Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF), in coordination with its Overseas Fugitive Tracking and Extradition Cell (OFTEC) and central agencies, secured the deportation of fugitive gangster Jobanjit Singh, alias Joban Billa, from Jakarta in Indonesia. The accused was detained in Indonesia on July 20 and subsequently deported to India.
He was taken into custody by the Punjab Police at Mumbai airport. The accused was wanted in multiple heinous criminal cases, including murder, attempt to murder, NDPS Act and Arms Act offences.
As per the police, the accused fled abroad on January 9, 2025, using a passport prepared on fake particulars of a Gorakhpur resident. The passport was issued from Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh on March 8, 2024. He was evading arrest by operating across multiple countries.
Joban was earlier hiding in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), from where he travelled to Georgia, and further from Georgia, he moved to Indonesia, said the police.
–IANS
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