Punjab Police’s Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) and Overseas Fugitive Tracking and Extradition Cell (OFTEC) in coordination with the Central Agencies has succeeded in extraditing a fugitive criminal, Amritpal Singh alias Amrit Dalam from the Republic of Moldova.
A four-member team of Punjab Police led by SP AGTF Bikramjit Singh Brar brought him back this morning.
The accused, a key operative of a notorious gang, was wanted in multiple cases of murder, attempts to murder, Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), Arms Act and Narcotic offences.
Dalam, a key operative of the Jaggu Bhagwanpuria gang, is wanted in more than two dozen criminal cases, including seven murder cases, as well as cases registered under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), the Arms Act and narcotics laws.
A team of the Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) of the Punjab Police brought him back to India following a six-month intelligence-led international manhunt dubbed Operation Eastern Reach.
Dalam was detained a few days ago at the Palanca–Mayaky–Udobne checkpoint in Moldova while allegedly attempting to cross into war-hit Ukraine.
Sources said he intended to take refuge in Ukraine, believing that the ongoing conflict would make it easier for him to evade law enforcement and remain hidden for a prolonged period.
Moldova, a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, shares its borders with Ukraine and Romania.