The Bhagwant Mann government has intensified its crackdown on drugs and organised crime, with the Punjab Police pursuing gangsters beyond the state and bringing back more than a dozen accused from foreign countries, AAP Punjab Media In-charge Baltej Pannu said on Tuesday.
Speaking at a press conference, Pannu said the latest case involved Karamveer Singh alias Karamveer Deo, also known as Dev, a close associate of Lawrence Bishnoi. He said Deo was deported from Canada and arrested at Delhi airport before being taken back to Punjab by the Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF).
“Since coming to power, the Bhagwant Mann Government has made the fight against drugs and gangsters a top priority. We have taken decisive action to dismantle criminal networks
operating in Punjab and have pursued gangsters even when they fled abroad,” he said.
Pannu said gangsters brought back to India include Sachin Bishnoi, Manpreet Singh alias Pita, Ramanjit Singh alias Romi, Parminder Singh alias Pindi, Anmol Bishnoi, Amritpal alias Mehro, Gurvinder Singh and Jobandeep Singh alias Joban Billa.
“More than a dozen gangsters have so far been brought back from foreign countries through sustained efforts by the Punjab Police,” he said.
He said the list includes individuals brought from the US, Dubai, Malaysia and Moldova. “Two days ago, the AGTF brought gangster Amritpal alias Amrit Dalam from Moldova. Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann met the team and appreciated its efforts.”
Pannu also credited the government with modernising the police force through advanced technology and equipment, saying it has improved its ability to track and prevent crimes.
Taking aim at the Opposition, he said, “The Opposition has little to offer the people of Punjab and is therefore trying to defame the Punjab Government by repeatedly raising issues without acknowledging the action being taken against organised crime.”
“The Punjab Police is pursuing criminals even in countries with which India does not have an extradition treaty,” Pannu said.
He added, “Punjab is in safe hands. Anyone who commits crime in Punjab and threatens its people will be pursued wherever they hide.”
