Chandigarh, Aug 22 (Reporter) Punjab Police on Thursday secured the extradition of 2016 Nabha jailbreak mastermind Ramanjit Singh alias Romy from Hong Kong, state Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav dislosed. Ramanjit has been brought back to India by Punjab Police's Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) team. “After tireless efforts by Punjab Police, Romy, the key conspirator, is being brought back today to face justice. He was in touch with ISI and other escaped prisoners, including Harminder Singh Mintu and Kashmir Singh Galwaddi of the Khalistan Liberation Force (#KLF),” Yadav posted on his X handle. The DGP thanked the Hong Kong authorities, the CBI, Ministry of Home Affairs, the Ministry of External Affairs and all other central agencies which were part of the international cooperation. Ramanjit Singh played a vital role in the Nabha Jailbreak that took place in November, 2016, in which gangsters dressed as policemen, broke open the high security jail and freed six dreaded inmates - Harminder Singh alias Mintu, Gurpreet Singh Sekhon, Amandeep Singh Dhotian, Kulpreet Singh alias Neeta Deol, Kashmir Singh alias Galwaddi and gangster Harjinder Singh alias Vicky Gonder, who was later neutralised by Punjab Police in January, 2018 in Rajasthan. The others were re-arrested. Romi, who is a key member of the Shera Khuban/Vicky Gaunder gang, had provided logistical back-up in the form of financial aid and weapons used in the jailbreak, fake IDs used to gain access in the jail and financial support to the gang members while they were preparing for the jail break. He also provided safe houses and hideouts to the prisoners, who had escaped from the jail. Yadav said through relentless investigation and meticulous operations, a total of 26 accused of Nabha Jailbreak were arrested and chargesheeted, However, Ramanjit Singh alias Romy, the foreign handler, was declared a proclaimed offender. Ramanjit, who was also in touch with ISI and Harminder Singh Mintu and Kashmir singh Galwaddi of the Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF), emerged as the mastermind behind the jailbreak, he said. “Our relentless pursuit of justice led to issuance of a Look Out Circular (LOC) and Red Corner Notice (RCN) against Romi. The extradition process was set in motion in 2018 as per the mutual legal assistance treaty (MLAT) with the Government of Special Administrative Region (SAR) Hong Kong, where the case was robustly presented to the Department of Justice and the Hon’ble Courts of Hong Kong,” said he. He added that the Chief Executive Officer of Hong Kong issued the order for Romi’s surrender on August 6, 2024...////...