India, Nov. 8 -- Punjab Police on Sunday secured the return of wanted gangster Gurwinder alias Afridi from Ethiopia. He arrived at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport early morning and is being taken to Punjab by a team of the Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF).

Afridi, a resident of Tut village in Tarn Taran district, carries a reward of Rs.5 lakh announced by the Punjab government. The AGTF team is being led by SP Bikram Brar, airport sources said. Police sources described the operation as the first time Punjab Police had secured the return of a fugitive from an African country.

The operation is part of the state police's efforts to track down gangsters who have fled abroad. Punjab Police has set up an Overseas Fugitive Tra...