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India Nabs Most-Wanted Pair Abroad: Venkatesh Garg in Georgia, Bhanu Rana in US

Deportations are expected soon to unlock leads on criminal networks run from abroad.

Overview

  • Indian security agencies, working with the Haryana Police, confirmed the arrests of Venkatesh Garg in Georgia and Bhanu Rana in the United States.
  • A Haryana Police delegation has reached Georgia to oversee Garg’s extradition process.
  • Garg, linked to Kapil Sangwan’s Nandu network, faces more than 10 cases and left India after being named in the murder of a BSP leader in Gurugram.
  • Rana, identified as a Lawrence Bishnoi aide, is tied to networks across Haryana, Punjab and Delhi, and his name surfaced in a Punjab grenade-attack investigation.
  • Officials say both suspects are slated for deportation to India and expect the returns to yield intelligence for disrupting overseas-run crime rackets.