Deepak "Boxer", one of the most wanted fugitives in India who was caught by the police authorities in Mexico, was brought to New Delhi on Wednesday, officials said.
The special operation was carried out by a two-member of Delhi Police's Special Cell in coordination with FBI, Mexico Police and concerned agencies.
The cops arrived at the Indira Gandhi International Airport from Mexico via Istanbul around 6 am.
It is the first time that Delhi Police has arrested a gangster in an operation outside the country.
The gangster, a winner of a national-level boxing championship, had changed routes several times and made stops to reach Mexico to enter the US, said Delhi police. But he landed in the Special Cell's net that was laid with the help of the office of the Legal attache, US Embassy, New Delhi, news agency PTI reported quoting a Delhi police official.
There was a bounty of Rs 3 lakh on information leading to the arrest of Deepak, who led the Gogi gang, which is allegedly linked to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang.
The gangster, a resident of Gannaur in Haryana's Sonipat district, is wanted in India in 10 sensational cases, including murder and extortion, over the last five years.
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