Overview
- Spanish police took Gurpreet Singh, also known as Goldy Dhillon, into custody in Madrid on Saturday after intelligence sharing with Punjab Police, the NIA and Interpol.
- Indian authorities allege Dhillon masterminded the June 13 daylight killing of chemist‑shop cashier Janaki Das and will move to seek his transfer to India for questioning and charges.
- Madrid has asked New Delhi for formal extradition paperwork while officials in India and Spain dismissed a circulated voice note claiming Dhillon was free as disinformation.
- Domestic police in Punjab and Chandigarh have used the arrest to press investigations, arrest alleged associates and recover foreign‑made pistols and cartridges linked to the network.
- Investigators say Dhillon fled India in 2022, built a Europe‑based extortion and hit‑team network that used encrypted apps, virtual numbers and smuggling routes, and was the subject of an NIA Red Corner Notice and bounties.