Punjab Police bring back 17 gangsters from abroad in six months
Cabinet Minister Harpal Singh Cheema said the deportations are part of the ‘Gangstran Te Vaar’ campaign to make the state gangster-free.
Punjab Police have brought 17 gangsters back from foreign countries over the last six months, according to The Times of India.
Cabinet Minister Harpal Singh Cheema stated on Monday that these actions are part of the ‘Gangstran Te Vaar’ campaign. He said that between January 20 and November 7, 2026, the police conducted 1,61,266 raids and arrested approximately 2,162 proclaimed offenders.
The minister identified the latest return as Gurwinder Singh, alias Afridi, who was deported from Ethiopia. Afridi, who leads a gang, faces more than 30 criminal cases and has a reward of up to Rs 5 lakh. He reportedly used a fake passport from Uttar Pradesh to travel to the UAE and then to Ethiopia.
Other individuals brought back include Ramanjit Singh Romi from Hong Kong, Amrit Singh from the Maldives, Prabhpreet Singh from Germany, and Parminder Singh Pindi from the UAE. Additionally, Sajjan Mahesh and Sukhdev Kumar, alias Manish Baidi, were returned from Indonesia, while Ajay Singh, Pawandeep Singh, and Jaspreet Singh came from Malaysia. Karmbir Singh Deol was also brought back from Canada.
Cheema alleged that criminals were developed during the Akali-BJP administration and permitted to grow under the Congress government. He said the Bhagwant Mann government is committed to ensuring criminals cannot evade the law by leaving the country.
The minister added that the government intends to present firm evidence in court to ensure these individuals face legal proceedings and receive punishment.