Narco-trafficking kingpin Navpreet Singh deported from Türkiye to India; Amit Shah hails agencies
Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced on 3 October 2026 that narco-trafficking kingpin Navpreet Singh had been deported from Türkiye and put behind bars in India.
Summary
Union Home Minister Amit Shah congratulated the agencies that secured the deportation of Navpreet Singh from Türkiye. According to the Home Minister, Singh had obtained Turkish citizenship under the fake identity 'Navab Virk' and continued to smuggle heroin and methamphetamine to India from Afghanistan. He was brought back to India and placed in custody in connection with drug-trafficking and other cases against him. The Ministry's release adds that 288 fugitives from 36 countries were brought back to India between 2019 and August 2026, and that the BHARATPOL portal, launched in January 2025, connects more than 1,400 units of State and Central agencies.
Key facts
- Person
- Navpreet Singh (narco-trafficking kingpin, as described by MHA)
- Deported from
- Türkiye
- Alias used
- Navab Virk (fake identity for Turkish citizenship)
- Drugs
- Heroin and methamphetamine from Afghanistan
- Fugitives returned
- 288 from 36 countries (2019 to August 2026)
- BHARATPOL
- Launched January 2025; over 1,400 agency units connected
Practice MCQs 2 questions
From which country was narco-trafficking kingpin Navpreet Singh deported to India, as announced on 3 October 2026?
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Correct answer: C — Türkiye
According to the Home Ministry, how many fugitives from 36 countries were brought back to India between 2019 and August 2026?
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Correct answer: D — 288