'Punishment within 3 years': Amit Shah backs new criminal laws, vows drug-free Madhya Pradesh by 2029
He also pledged to make the state drug-free by 2029 and outlined plans for 75,000 new cooperative dairies as part of White Revolution 2.0.
Navpreet Singh, a hardened narco-trafficking kingpin, has been extradited from Turkey and returned to India, according to Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Singh, previously known by the fake name Navab Virk, had been smuggling heroin and methamphetamine from Afghanistan to India under a false identity. The Union Home Minister praised the success of the operation, stating that the Modi government is committed to eradicating all narco-cartels before December 2029.
Singh, a native of Punjab, had been on the run for over two years and led an international narcotics syndicate, whose operations in India were managed by his cousin, Prabhdeep Singh, also known as 'Harry'. Prabhdeep Singh, who had been posted with a paramilitary force when his name surfaced in an investigation, was extradited from Azerbaijan on May 13.
The extradition of Singh is part of a sustained campaign by the Modi government to bring fugitive offenders back to India, a move Shah has described as essential for the country's sovereignty, economic stability, law and order, and national security.
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