New Delhi.
Indian agencies have apprehended three fugitive Indian gangsters in Malaysia and brought them back to India, where they have been handed over to the police. The three accused are allegedly associated with the Bambiha gang and are reportedly facing several serious criminal cases.
The Ministry of Home Affairs said that, under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of a “Safe India,” Indian agencies are continuously working to bring notorious criminals hiding abroad back to the country. In a post on social media platform X, the ministry said that Indian agencies had apprehended three fugitive Indian gangsters in Malaysia, repatriated them to India and handed them over to police custody.
The three fugitives have been identified as Jaspreet Singh, Ajay Singh and Pawandeep Singh. They are allegedly associated with the Bambiha gang and are accused of several crimes, including extortion, cross-border trafficking of weapons and narcotics, and an unsuccessful attempt to carry out a grenade attack in Ludhiana.
The Home Ministry said that under Prime Minister Modi’s vision of a “Safe India,” Indian agencies have helped bring back 51 notorious criminals in 2026 alone.
In a related development, Punjab DGP said on August 19 that the Punjab Police was continuously working to dismantle international organised crime networks. He said that fugitives would be traced and brought within the ambit of the law regardless of where they were hiding.
The accused have been identified as Jaspreet Singh alias Behbal, a resident of Faridkot, while the other two, Ajay Singh and Pawandeep Singh, are from Ganganagar in Rajasthan.
DGP Yadav said that all three accused were arrested at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport after being deported from Malaysia. They were subsequently brought to Punjab for further investigation.
According to the authorities, the three accused were associated with the Davinder Bambiha gang’s network in Malaysia and were allegedly involved in various criminal activities, including murder, extortion, supplying explosives and a planned hand-grenade attack in Ludhiana. Their activities have also allegedly been linked to Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).
Additional Director General of Police (Intelligence) Amit Prasad said that the deportation and arrest of the fugitives were the result of continuous intelligence-led operations. He said the operation had been underway for several months, during which the activities of fugitive criminals were being closely monitored.
