Archive · 3 Oct 2026
India Says Navpreet Singh Deported from Türkiye in Drug Case
India's Home Minister, Amit Shah, said Navpreet Singh was brought back to India from Türkiye.
Shah said Singh had used the name Navab Virk to obtain Turkish citizenship.
Indian authorities accuse Singh of smuggling heroin and methamphetamine from Afghanistan to India.
Shah said agencies found Singh and arranged for his deportation.
He said Singh was put behind bars in connection with drug-trafficking cases and other alleged crimes.
One report said the investigation began in 2021 after an arrest in South Delhi.
It also reported that investigators seized heroin from two vehicles in Faridabad.
Shah praised the agencies involved.
He said the government wants to dismantle every narco-cartel before December 2029.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah said Navpreet Singh was deported from Türkiye and brought back to India on Saturday.
Shah said Singh had obtained Turkish citizenship using the assumed identity Navab Virk.
Indian authorities accuse Singh of smuggling heroin and methamphetamine from Afghanistan to India.
Shah said Singh was jailed in connection with drug-trafficking cases and other alleged crimes.
One report said the investigation began in 2021 and led to heroin seizures of 166 kg and 115 kg in Faridabad; Shah said the government aims to dismantle every narco-cartel before December 2029.
- Who
- Navpreet Singh; Home Minister Amit Shah announced his deportation.
- What
- Shah said Singh was deported from Türkiye, returned to India and jailed in connection with alleged crimes.
- When
- Saturday; the articles do not specify a calendar date.
- Where
- Singh was deported from Türkiye to India; authorities allege the drug route ran from Afghanistan to India.
- Why
- Indian authorities accuse Singh of drug trafficking; Shah said agencies tracked him down and secured his deportation.
- Person
- Navpreet Singh; one report also refers to him as Nav or Nav Bhullar.
- Announcement
- Amit Shah said Singh was deported from Türkiye and brought back to India.
- Assumed identity
- Shah said Singh obtained Turkish citizenship using the fake identity Navab Virk.
- Alleged drugs and route
- Heroin and methamphetamine allegedly smuggled from Afghanistan to India.
- Investigation
- One report said the probe began in 2021 after Rizwan Kashmiri was arrested in South Delhi.
- Reported seizures
- One report said investigators recovered 166 kg and 115 kg of heroin from two vehicles in Faridabad.
- Government target
- Shah said the government aims to dismantle every narco-cartel before December 2029.
Sources
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