Chandigarh, Nov. 9 -- Punjab Police have secured the deportation of one of the state's most wanted gangsters, Gurwinder Singh, alias Afridi, from Ethiopia following a 10-month-long international manhunt spanning four countries, officials said.

Afridi, a key operative of the Doni Bal-Prabh Dassuwal gang, was detained in Ethiopia on November 6 and brought to India early on Sunday morning.

Before entering the world of crime, Gurwinder, a resident of Toot village in Tarn Taran district, was fond of playing cricket and was known for hitting sixes by stepping out of his crease, much like former Pakistan cricketer Shahid Afridi. His friends and fellow players thus nicknamed him 'Afridi', an alias he retained even after turning to crime. He rep...