New Delhi

Indian agencies have secured the deportation of three absconding Indian gangsters, who were apprehended in Malaysia.

 The fugitives, namely Jaspreet Singh, Ajay Singh, and Pawandeep Singh, are linked to the Bambiha Gang and are accused of multiple crimes, including extortion, cross-border arms and narco-trafficking, and a foiled grenade attack in Punjab's Ludhiana.

 Union Home Minister Amit Shah made the announcement through his post on X, mentioning "our agencies have facilitated the deportation of 51 hardened criminals in 2026 alone."

 "Indian agencies got three absconding Indian gangsters apprehended in Malaysia, deported them to India, and sent them to police custody. The fugitives, namely Jaspreet Singh, Ajay Singh, and Pawandeep Singh, are linked to the Bambiha Gang and are accused of multiple crimes, including extortion, cross-border arms and narco-trafficking, and a foiled grenade attack in Ludhiana. Under Modi Ji's vision of a safe and secure India, our agencies have facilitated the deportation of 51 hardened criminals in 2026 alone," Shah posted on X.

 The deportation of the three gangsters to India was secured through sustained coordination with the Malaysian authorities by Indian agencies.

 The move comes days after India's Wanted fugitive Virender Singh Basoya was taken into custody upon his arrival at IGI Airport in the national capital on August 14 morning after his return from United Arab Emirates (UAE). He was a "key overseas operative" and alleged conspirator who coordinated activities of the syndicate from abroad and facilitated the export of Mephedrone consignments from India to other countries. The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB)-- India's apex federal law enforcement and intelligence agency tasked with fighting drug trafficking and illegal substance abuse under the NDPS Act, 1985-- had secured the return of Basoya alias Viru to India almost two months after he was arrested in the UAE in June 2026 pursuant to an INTERPOL Red Notice published at the request of the agency.

 As per the the MHA, bringing back fugitives to India to face legal consequences of their crimes is in furtherance of the Vision Document on Drug Control (2026-2029), unveiled by Union Home Minister Amit Shah as part of this roadmap, sustained efforts are underway to identify, locate and bring back other important narcotics fugitives operating from abroad through coordinated action with other national and international agencies.

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 Besides, the earlier successful return of other wanted drug traffickers, including Mohammad Salim Dola from Turkiye and Navin Chichkar from Malaysia, were also significant achievements under this initiative. Notorious global drug kingpin Dola, 59, was deportation from Turkiye in April this year under 'Operation Global-Hunt,' marking a major breakthrough in dismantling transnational narcotics syndicates with links to fugitive syndicates. Dola, who had links with the Dawood Ibrahim syndicate, was detained by Turkish agencies in Beylikduzu and deported to India on April 28, 2026. The NCB took him into custody on his arrival at Delhi's IGI airport.