Archive · 16 Sep 2026
Punjab Police Pursues Gangsters Abroad Despite Extradition Challenges
Punjab Police is trying to catch criminals who have left India.
Some of these suspects are hiding in other countries.
Baltej Pannu said police are pursuing them even where India has no extradition treaty.
An extradition treaty is an agreement that helps countries transfer suspects to one another.
Pannu said other countries are increasingly cooperating with Punjab Police.
He said this is partly because the gangsters are causing problems in those countries too.
The Punjab government describes its efforts as a campaign against drugs and gangsters.
The report does not provide details about specific arrests or cases.
Baltej Pannu said the Punjab Police is pursuing criminals internationally.
Police are pursuing suspects even in countries without extradition treaties with India.
Pannu said cooperation from countries where gangsters are hiding is improving.
He said criminals have also become a problem for those countries.
The statement highlighted the Punjab government’s campaigns against drugs and gangsters.
- Who
- Baltej Pannu and the Punjab Police.
- What
- The Punjab Police is pursuing gangsters and other criminals hiding abroad, including in countries without extradition treaties with India.
- Where
- Punjab and foreign countries where the alleged criminals are hiding.
- Why
- To bring criminals to justice; cooperation is improving because the criminals are also creating problems in the countries where they hide.
- Speaker
- Baltej Pannu
- Police force
- Punjab Police
- Target of efforts
- Criminals and gangsters hiding abroad
- Extradition challenge
- Some suspects are in countries without extradition treaties with India
- International cooperation
- Pannu said cooperation from host countries is improving
- Government campaigns
- 'Yudh Nashean Virudh' and 'Gansteraan Te Vaar'