Lakhvinder's deportation from US a big success: Haryana DGP

Haryana DGP O P Singh on Sunday said the deportation of fugitive gangster Lakhvinder Kumar  from the United States was a major success of the state's Special Task Force (STF) against organised crime. Lakhvinder alias Lakha, a close aide of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang was deported from the US on Saturday in an operation coordinated by the Central Bureau of Investigation, and the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). officials said. He was wanted in multiple criminal cases registered in Haryana, related to extortion, intimidation, illegal possession and use of firearms, and attempt to murder. 
The CBI, in a statement, said that it got the Red Notice published against Kumar through Interpol on October 26, 2024 on the request of Haryana Police. The Red Notices published by the Interpol are circulated to all law enforcement agencies globally for tracking of the wanted fugitives.

According to police, Kumar, a resident of Titram village in Kaithal district, had been operating from the US since 2022 under the directions of Bishnoi’s younger brother, Anmol Bishnoi. He was brought to the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi, where he was arrested by the Haryana Police. The operation marks another significant step in India's effort to bring fugitives hiding abroad to justice. The CBI claimed that more than 130 wanted criminals have been brought back to India in recent years through coordination via Interpol channels.