Overview
- He was deported to Delhi on November 26 and arrested by the Special Cell under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Arms Act.
- Harsimran, 38, is named in 23 cases including extortion and murder, is listed as a Shalimar Bagh police station bad character, and had skipped hearings in at least 14 matters after bail.
- Police allege he left India in January 2025 using a forged passport issued as Rajesh Singh from Gorakhpur, after which the Ministry of External Affairs revoked the document and a Lookout Circular was issued.
- Investigators tracked his failed attempts to reach the US and Europe via Dubai, Azerbaijan, and the Belarus–Latvia–Poland corridor before he was detained in Bangkok during a visa extension.
- The probe is focusing on his alleged coordination with Europe-based gangster Goldy Dhillon as well as the overseas facilitators and human-trafficking routes that aided his travel.