Punjab Police Brings Fugitive Gangster Gurvinder Singh Afridi Back from Ethiopia in First-Ever Deportation

New Delhi, 09 October 2026 Punjab Police has achieved a major breakthrough in its campaign against organised crime by successfully securing the deportation of fugitive organised criminal Gurvinder Singh Afridi from Ethiopia. Punjab Police DGP announced that Afridi was deported on November 6, marking the first successful deportation of a fugitive from an African country in the history of the state police. According to the DGP, Afridi boarded a flight on November 8, following which a team of the Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF), headed by SP Bikram Brar, arrested him upon his arrival at New Delhi International Airport. The arrest marks a significant development in Punjab Police's efforts to bring fugitive criminals operating from foreign countries back to India. The DGP stated that the operation involved sustained surveillance, strategic intelligence gathering and continuous coordination with national and international agencies. Highlighting the importance of the achievement, he described it as a landmark step in the fight against organised crime, adding that the successful deportation opens a new chapter in Punjab Police's efforts to tackle criminal networks with international connections.