Punjab: Wanted fugitive deported from Austria and arrested

Punjab: Punjab Police in collaboration with central agencies has successfully extradited fugitive Amritpal Singh, a resident of Bhoma village in Batala, from Austria to face charges of several heinous crimes. He landed at New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport at 7 am on Friday and was taken into custody by Batala police. “After relentless efforts by Punjab Police in collaboration with central agencies, Amritpal Singh has been successfully extradited from Austria to India to face charges in several serious criminal cases,” Punjab Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said in a post on Twitter. Amritpal is a proclaimed offender living illegally in Austria. Batala Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Suhail Qasim Mir said Amritpal fled to Austria via Dubai and Serbia in 2022 and was evading arrest since then. He had also applied for political asylum there, the SSP said.