Overview
- Chopra was arrested at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi after being deported, with officials not disclosing the country of origin beyond it being in Central Asia.
- Punjab Police say he is a key accused in the August 2024 Ferozepur triple murder and in multiple narcotics trafficking cases.
- The Overseas Fugitive Tracking and Extradition Cell, created on Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s direction, played a pivotal role with support from central agencies.
- Investigators issued a Red Corner Notice and a Look-Out Circular to restrict his movements abroad prior to the deportation.
- Police report he faces at least nine FIRs across Ferozepur, Fazilka and Patiala, and they expect the arrest to disrupt drug-smuggling logistics in Punjab’s border districts.