In a coordinated international effort, Indian security agencies and Haryana Police have apprehended two of India's most-wanted gangsters, Venkatesh Garg and Bhanu Rana, in the United States and Georgia. These arrests mark a significant breakthrough in the ongoing fight against organized crime networks operating from foreign soil.

Venkatesh Garg, associated with the Kapil Sangwan alias Nandu gang, was taken into custody in Georgia. Garg, a resident of Narayangarh in Haryana, had fled to Georgia after being implicated in the murder of a Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader in Gurugram. He has more than 10 criminal cases registered against him in India. From Georgia, Garg continued to run an extortion syndicate, recruiting youth from Haryana, Rajasthan, Delhi, and other states for contract killings. He is also known to have worked closely with Kapil Sangwan, who operates an organized crime syndicate from London, coordinating extortion, murder, and arms-related offenses. A team of police officers from Delhi and Haryana has arrived in Georgia to expedite Garg's extradition to India, where he will face trial in over a dozen criminal cases.

Bhanu Rana, linked to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, was apprehended in the United States. Rana's criminal network spans Haryana, Punjab, and Delhi. Originally from Karnal in Haryana, Rana has been residing in the US for several years. He is accused of supplying weapons and funding local gangs across Haryana, Punjab, and Delhi. Rana's name surfaced during the investigation of a grenade attack in Punjab. In June, the Special Task Force (STF) in Karnal arrested two men with grenades, pistols, and ammunition who revealed they were working under Rana's instructions. Multiple aides of Bhanu Rana have already been arrested in India, and several chargesheets have been filed against him in various cases. Rana is expected to be deported to India in the coming days.

Authorities estimate that more than two dozen major Indian gangsters are currently based abroad, running criminal syndicates and recruiting youths from India. These gangsters orchestrate extortion, smuggling, contract killings, and intimidation through local operatives back home. The arrests of Garg and Rana are expected to significantly disrupt criminal networks active across northern India. Indian officials say that operations are underway to track other fugitive gang leaders across Europe and North America.