Updated on: Nov 8, 2026, 07:46:00 IST By HT News Desk Prefer HTon Google Share via Copy link Punjab Police on Sunday secured the return of wanted gangster Gurwinder alias Afridi from Ethiopia.
He arrived at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport early morning and is being taken to Punjab by a team of the Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF).
Punjab Police has deported one of the state’s most wanted gangsters, Gurwinder alias Afridi, from Ethiopia. (HT ) Afridi, a resident of Tut village in Tarn Taran district, carries a reward of ₹5 lakh announced by the Punjab government.
The AGTF team is being led by SP Bikram Brar, airport sources said.
Police sources described the operation as the first time Punjab Police had secured the return of a fugitive from an African country.
The operation is part of the state police’s efforts to track down gangsters who have fled abroad.
Punjab Police has set up an Overseas Fugitive Tracking and Extradition Cell (OFTEC) to coordinate with central agencies and foreign law enforcement authorities.
Afridi is wanted in several criminal cases, including the August 31, 2022, desecration of a church in Thakkarpura village in Tarn Taran.
Four masked men allegedly vandalised statues of Lord Jesus and Mother Mary and set the pastor’s car on fire.
Special DGP (AGTF) Parmod Ban and Special DGP (Counter Intelligence) are expected to brief the media later on Sunday.
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