Wanted gangster Gurpreet Singh alias Goldy Dhillon has been detained in Spain following a joint operation involving Punjab Police, central agencies and Chandigarh Police. Wanted in the Chandigarh murder case and multiple extortion and firing incidents, Dhillon allegedly ran a cross-border crime network from abroad. India has initiated the process to secure his extradition or deportation.

Wanted gangster Gurpreet Singh, alias Goldy Dhillon, has been detained by security agencies in Madrid, Spain, following an international operation involving the Punjab Police’s Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF), central intelligence agencies and Chandigarh Police. Indian authorities have now initiated the process to bring him back through deportation or extradition, although formal confirmation from the Spanish authorities is still awaited.

Dhillon has been on the radar of Indian agencies for multiple criminal cases. Investigators had been tracking his movements overseas for a considerable period before Spanish authorities took him into custody. Police believe his detention marks a significant development in efforts to crack down on organised crime networks being operated from abroad, though the legal process to secure his return to India could take time, TNIE reports.

A key breakthrough in multiple criminal cases

Dhillon is wanted in the murder of Janaki Das, a cashier at Shri Kumar Medical Hall in Sector 11, Chandigarh, who was shot dead in a targeted attack on June 13. The killing had sent shockwaves across the city. Investigators also linked him to a separate case in which operatives allegedly acting on his instructions were travelling to Chandigarh to receive a fresh target before they were intercepted near Mullanpur. Police recovered a foreign-made C47 pistol and a .32 bore pistol from them.