Overview
- STF Haryana secured the deportation of Dinesh, known as Mittu, from Cyprus on Friday and he is now in police custody for questioning.
- Authorities say Mittu fled India in 2020, lived in Cyprus on a passport in his name, and faces an open arrest warrant over a 2024 extortion-linked shooting at a Hisar Mahindra showroom.
- Police allege Mittu helped run illegal 'Dabba Calling' networks that routed extortion calls to hide callers' locations and identities while coordinating gang activity abroad.
- The return of Mittu is the 11th deportation or extradition that STF Haryana reports securing in less than six months as part of an intensified campaign against organised gangs.
- Investigators will use Mittu's remand to identify overseas collaborators, gather evidence to link foreign-based operatives to crimes in Haryana, and strengthen cases for prosecution, which could disrupt the gangs' command and control.