Gangster Gurwinder Singh Afridi brought back from Ethopia under operation Shahid: DGP, watch video
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Chandigarh, November 8, 2026: DGP Gaurav Yadav disclosed that in a major breakthrough, Anti-Gangster Task Force (#AGTF) Punjab, in coordination with the Overseas Fugitive Tracking and Extradition Cell (#OFTEC) of Counter Intelligence, Punjab with the support of Central Agencies, secured the deportation of Gurwinder alias Afridi, a key kingpin of the Doni Bal–Prabh Dassuwal gang, from Ethiopia following a 10-month-long international manhunt under Operation SHAHID.
He said that preliminary investigation revealed that the accused was allegedly directing targeted killings, extortion-related firing incidents and organised criminal activities in Punjab from abroad. The Punjab Government had announced a reward of ₹5 lakh on the information leading to his arrest.
He said that the operation involved sustained intelligence gathering, surveillance and tracking across multiple countries in Asia, South-America and Africa, in close coordination with national and international agencies.
He also thanked the Ministry of External Affairs and all other central agencies as part of this international cooperation.