Ludhiana, March 17 -- The Ludhiana police on Monday brought notorious drug lord and Category B gangster Pankaj Rajput from Delhi and produced him before a local court, which remanded him to five days of police custody for questioning.

Rajput, who is wanted in multiple criminal cases, was arrested by the Delhi Police on February 11 in an extortion case from Puneet Nagar of Jamalpur. His arrest by the Delhi Police had caused embarrassment to the Ludhiana police, as the Punjab Police had launched operation 'Prahar 2.0' against gangsters around the same time and had failed to nab him then.

Additional deputy commissioner of police (ADCP, Investigation) Amandeep Singh Brar said Rajput is wanted by the Ludhiana police in several cases. At pres...