Punjab coordinates with Centre to track and bring back crime suspects: CM Mann

Chandigarh: Highlighting how syndicates are funding shooters in states like Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, CM Bhagwant Mann underscored that several such operatives have already been arrested in Punjab, while the AAP govt continues to coordinate closely with the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ministry of External Affairs to track down and extradite accused from across the world.Interacting with media persons in New Delhi, Mann said the Punjab govt was in constant touch with the twin union ministries to ensure the deportation of gangsters and criminals wanted in Punjab, noting that these sustained efforts are yielding results with several key accused already brought back. "The law and order situation in Punjab remains normal. The ongoing Gangsters te Vaar campaign is delivering a decisive blow to crime," he affirmed. Mann said, "All those gangsters about whom we receive information are not operating their network from Punjab but are running their operations from abroad. Some individuals are supplying weapons, while there are shooters who are being paid in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar; many such shooters have also been arrested." "When we receive such information, we immediately contact the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ministry of External Affairs, and we have been able to bring some of them back. Some come from Dubai, sometimes from Portugal, sometimes from England, sometimes from America, and sometimes from Canada," underlining the global spread of these criminal networks and the govt's crackdown.