Punjab Police bring back 17 gangsters from abroad in six months
Cabinet Minister Harpal Singh Cheema said the returns are part of the ‘Gangstran Te Vaar’ campaign to make Punjab a gangster-free state.
The Punjab Police have brought back 17 gangsters from foreign countries over the last six months, according to The Tribune on Monday.
Cabinet Minister Harpal Singh Cheema, a leader of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), said the returns are part of the ‘Gangstran Te Vaar’ campaign.
Between January 20 and November 7, the police conducted 1,61,266 raids and arrested approximately 2,162 proclaimed offenders.
Cheema named several individuals brought back, including Ramanjit Singh Romi from Hong Kong, Amrit Singh from the Maldives, and Prabhpreet Singh from Germany.
Other returned individuals include Parminder Singh Pindi from the UAE, 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 nurtured during the Akali-BJP rule and allowed to flourish under the Congress. He stated the government will build strong cases and present evidence in courts to ensure appropriate punishment.