New Delhi, March 23 -- Notorious gangster and drug trafficker Jagdeep Singh, alias Jaggu Bhagwanpuria, has been shifted from Bathinda (Punjab) to Central Jail, Silchar (Assam) under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PITNDPS) Act, 1988, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) said in a statement on Sunday.

A native of Punjab's Gurdaspur, Bhagwanpuria has been involved in 128 criminal cases, including high-profile murder cases, extortion, arms smuggling, and 12 cases under the NDPS Act since 2012.

He is also an accused in the murder of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala. His vast criminal network has facilitated the smuggling of heroin, opium, psychotropic substances, and illegal arms.

Officials said...