A-Category Gangster Gurwinder Alias Afridi Arrested From Ethiopia

In a major international breakthrough, the Punjab Police has extradited A-category gangster Gurvinder alias Afridi from Ethiopia. The arrest was made under the joint operation ‘Operation Shaheed’ of Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) ​​Punjab, Counter Intelligence Punjab’s ‘Overseas Fugitive Tracking and Extradition Cell’ and central agencies. Afridi, the main ringleader of the Doni Bal-Prabh Daswal gang, has been brought to India after a nearly 10-month long international operation.

Preliminary investigations have revealed that Gurwinder alias Afridi was directing target killings, racketeering shootings and other organized criminal activities in Punjab while sitting abroad. The Punjab government had also announced a reward of ₹5 lakh for his arrest. This successful extradition operation involved close coordination between national and international agencies, continuous intelligence gathering, surveillance and tracking in several countries in Asia, South America and Africa. Punjab Police has expressed its gratitude to the Ministry of External Affairs and all other central agencies for this international cooperation.

The Punjab Police is fully committed to busting gangster networks, curbing organized crime and ensuring peace and security throughout the state. Based on the questioning of the accused, police are currently conducting raids in Amritsar and Taran Taran districts to uncover other members of the gang and their criminal activities.