Chandigarh, March 13 -- A fugitive gangster wanted in triple murder and narcotics trafficking cases was deported and subsequently arrested on Thursday, said Punjab director general of police Gaurav Yadav.

Punjab Police, with the active support of central agencies, arrested Bhuvnesh Chopra, alias Ashish, after he was deported from a central Asian country and arrested upon his arrival at the international airport in Delhi to face charges in numerous heinous crimes, the DGP said.

People privy to the matter in a central agency said Chopra was deported from Azerbaijan.

Constituted on the directions of chief minister Bhagwant Mann, the newly-established Overseas Fugitive Tracking and Extradition Cell (OFTEC) working under the internal securi...