Punjab brought back 17 gangsters from abroad in six months
Cabinet Minister Harpal Singh Cheema said the returns were part of the 'Gangstran Te Vaar' campaign to make the state gangster-free.
The Punjab Police has brought 17 gangsters back to India from various foreign countries over the last six months, according to The Tribune.
Cabinet Minister Harpal Singh Cheema announced the figures on Monday, stating that the Bhagwant Mann government intends to show that criminals cannot escape the law by fleeing the country.
Between January 20 and November 7, police carried out 1,61,266 raids and arrested approximately 2,162 proclaimed offenders as part of the 'Gangstran Te Vaar' campaign.
Those returned include Ramanjit Singh Romi from Hong Kong, Amrit Singh from the Maldives, Prabhpreet Singh from Germany, and Parminder Singh Pindi from the UAE. Other returned individuals include Sajjan Mahesh and Sukhdev Kumar alias Manish Baidi from Indonesia, Ajay Singh, Pawandeep Singh and Jaspreet Singh from Malaysia, and Karmbir Singh Deol from Canada.
Cheema alleged that gangsters were developed during the Akali-BJP administration and permitted to grow under the Congress government. He said the current government is committed to removing them from the state.
The minister said the government would present strong evidence in courts to ensure these criminals receive appropriate punishment to achieve a gangster-free Punjab.