Chandigarh. Punjab Police on Sunday succeeded in deporting Doni Bal-Prabh Dasuwal gang chief Gurvinder alias Afridi from Ethiopia and bringing him back to India.
He was arrested under Operation 'Shaheed' after an international search that lasted for 10 months. He reached Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi on Sunday morning.
Gurvinder alias Afridi was wanted in a total of 35 cases including murder and other serious crimes in Punjab. According to police sources, this is the first time that Punjab Police has succeeded in deporting an absconding criminal from an African country.
Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said that this action was carried out by Punjab's Anti Gangster Task Force (AGTF) in collaboration with Counter Intelligence's Overseas Fugitive Tracking and Extradition Cell (OFTEC) in collaboration with central agencies.
The Punjab government had also announced a reward of Rs 5 lakh for Afridi's arrest. Of the 35 cases registered against him, five relate to high-profile murders in Punjab.
These include the murder of Aam Aadmi Party sarpanch Rajwinder alias Raj Talwandi in October 2024 and the murder of 12-year-old Gursevak Singh in March 2025.
Apart from this, he is also wanted in the murder cases of Vicky Chugh in March 2025, Jaswant Singh in May 2025 and Congress Block President Gurmail Singh in September 2025.
According to the DGP, police investigation has revealed that Afridi was allegedly conducting target killings, ransom shootings and organized criminal activities in Punjab while sitting abroad.
Under this operation, intelligence information was continuously collected, monitored and its location tracked in many countries of Asia, South America and Africa. In this entire action, coordination was established between national and international agencies.