Fugitive
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Fugitive Nirav Modi's petition to reopen India extradition case rejected by London court
India | Mar 25, 2026, 11:43 PM ISTModi has been in a UK prison since March 19 2019, following his arrest. His extradition had previously been approved by UK courts, which rejected earlier appeals after accepting the assurances provided by India regarding his treatment.
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Enforcement Directorate claims Mehul Choksi's son also involved in money laundering
India | Jan 16, 2026, 11:15 AM ISTRohan Choksi’s name does not appear in any FIR or charge sheet so far. Mehul Choksi fled India in 2017 and is accused of causing a loss of thousands of crores of rupees to Punjab National Bank.
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Merchant navy captain murder case: India moves to extradite fugitive Hussain Shattaf from UAE
India | Dec 29, 2025, 11:50 PM ISTIndia has initiated the extradition process to bring back fugitive Hussain Shattaf from the UAE in connection with the 2006 murder of Captain Manmohan Singh Virdi. Officials say Shattaf has been living in the UAE using forged documents and faces multiple criminal cases.
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Fugitive gangster Nilesh Ghaywal is in London, confirms UK Embassy after request by Pune police
Maharashtra | Oct 30, 2025, 09:48 AM ISTInvestigations suggest that Ghaywal managed to leave India after obtaining a passport through fraudulent means. Police are now coordinating with UK authorities to explore legal steps for his arrest and extradition.
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PNB scam case: India gives formal assurance to Belgium on fugitive Mehul Choksi's extradition
India | Sep 08, 2025, 01:10 PM ISTChoksi was arrested in Belgium in April following a formal request from Indian authorities. He and his nephew, Nirav Modi, are the primary accused in the PNB fraud case, which involves fraudulent transactions.
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CBI arrests fugitive accused in 1999 Saudi Arabia murder case after 26 years on the run
India | Aug 16, 2025, 12:28 PM ISTCBI arrests Mohammad Dilshad, a fugitive accused of a 1999 Saudi Arabia murder case, at Delhi airport after 26 years on the run.
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Mehul Choksi owes Rs 63 lakh in Mumbai flats maintenance: Society member
Maharashtra | Apr 15, 2025, 07:15 AM ISTFugitive businessman Mehul Choksi has unpaid flat maintenance dues of around Rs 63 lakh at Gokul Apartments in Mumbai’s Malabar Hill, according to a society member. He reportedly owns three units, including an illegally occupied terrace, and hasn’t paid maintenance in over seven years.
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Two fugitives facing Interpol Red Notice arrested after being deported from Thailand, US
India | Jan 30, 2025, 09:07 AM ISTJanarthanan Sundaram, accused of siphoning over Rs 87 crore of investors' money through his ponzi scheme, was deported from Bangkok to India and taken into custody at the Kolkata airport by the Tamil Nadu Police, officials said.
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Big blow to Nirav Modi: UK Court rejects fugitive businessman's bail plea citing THESE reasons
World | May 07, 2024, 07:51 PM ISTThe UK court underscored that while Nirav Modi had lost his legal fight against being extradited, there were “confidential” proceedings ongoing which had been instigated by him.
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Punjab Police issues lookout notice for 'fugitive' Amritpal Singh; all airports on high-alert
India | Mar 22, 2023, 08:19 AM ISTAccording to the reports, the police have also alerted all airports in the country so that the fugitive may not flee other countries.
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Antigua police probing Mehul Choksi's 'abduction' claim: PM Gaston Browne
India | Jun 07, 2021, 08:00 AM ISTThe Royal Police Force of Antigua and Barbuda has started investigations into the alleged abduction of absconding diamantaire Mehul Choksi to neighbouring Dominica.
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Mehul Choksi repatriation: Private jet at Dominica airport from India, confirms Antiguan PM
India | May 30, 2021, 12:43 PM ISTAntigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne has confirmed that a private jet from India has arrived at the Douglas-Charles Airport in Dominica.
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Fugitive Nirav Modi files appeal in UK High Court to challenge his extradition to India
India | May 01, 2021, 11:05 AM ISTOn April 15, the UK government had signed an order for the extradition of Nirav Modi to India.
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Indian fugitive in FBI's top 10 most wanted list
World | Oct 18, 2019, 11:24 PM ISTConsidered as one of the biggest ever simultaneous chases in the US and India, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is hunting for an Indian fugitive, Bhadresh Kumar Patel, for the past four years.
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Traffic violation turns UP's SP lawmaker into fugitive
India | Sep 29, 2019, 01:08 PM ISTSamajwadi Party MLA Nahid Hasan's troubles started earlier this month when he had a spat with Kairana Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Amit Pal Sharma over a traffic violation.
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G20 summit: PM Modi presents 9-point agenda to take action against fugitive economic offenders
World | Dec 01, 2018, 09:21 AM ISTIt was Prime Minister Narendra Modi who presented the agenda in the second session of the G20 Summit on international trade, international financial and tax systems.
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Bombay HC rejects Vijay Mallya's plea for stay on ED's request to declare him 'fugitive economic offender'
Business | Nov 22, 2018, 10:20 PM ISTThe ED had filed an application before a special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court seeking the 'fugitive' tag for Mallya under the Fugitive Economic Offenders' Act, 2018.
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Rs 5,000 crore bank fraud case: Interpol approaches Nigeria seeking deatils of Nitin Sandesara's whereabouts
Business | Sep 25, 2018, 06:46 PM ISTAccording to official sources, Sandesara and his family members are believed to be hiding in Nigeria.
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Cabinet approves ordinance to confiscate properties of fugitive economic offenders
India | Apr 22, 2018, 06:58 AM ISTSources said the ordinance aims at deterring economic offenders from evading the process of Indian law by remaining outside the jurisdiction of Indian courts.
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Union Cabinet approves Ordinance to confiscate properties of fugitive economic offenders
India | Apr 21, 2018, 05:47 PM ISTThe Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill was introduced in Lok Sabha on March 12 but could not be passed due to logjam in Parliament over various issues.