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CBI teams up with Interpol to bring back two wanted fugitives

It has underlined the growing prowess of the CBI in leading inter-state probes and highlighted global cooperation between law enforcement agencies. The Central Bureau of Investigation on Thursday marked an important success in international law enforcement cooperation as it facilitated the return of two high-profile fugitives to India.

The individuals, both subjects of Interpol Red Notices, were taken back from Bangkok, Thailand, and the United States, respectively. An operation that highlights the growth and development of the CBI in the coordination of transnational investigations also flaunts the efficacy of global coordination amongst the law enforcement group.

Janarthanan Sundaram was the first one wanted by the Tamil Nadu Police for having been involved in a gigantic financial fraud case. According to the FIR filed by Sundaram and the other accused, he allegedly duped depositors to the tune of Rs 87,50,73,778 (Rs 87.5 crore approx).

The Economic Offence Wing of Chennai registered a case that involved criminal conspiracy, criminal breach of trust, cheating, and violation of the Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Act, 2019, and Tamil Nadu Protection of Interests of Depositors Act, 1997.

At the request of the Tamil Nadu Police, CBI received a Red Notice against Sundaram from Interpol on June 21, 2023. It was broadcast to all international jurisdictions, thereby putting the man’s movements in the hands of the law-enforcing agencies in those jurisdictions.

Sundaram, who had gone to Bangkok, was refused entry into Thailand on January 28, 2025, under the Red Notice. He was deported to India and reached Kolkata Airport on January 29. There, he was taken into custody by immigration authorities and handed over to a Tamil Nadu Police team that had travelled from Chennai to take his custody.

The second runaway wanted is Virendra Bhai Manibhai Patel, who is wanted by Gujarat Police in connection with cheating, forgery, and criminal conspiracy cases. Patel is a former director of Charotar Nagrik Sahakari Bank in Anand, Gujarat, who allegedly orchestrated the Rs 77 crore fraud. The case was registered at Anand Town Police Station on charges of criminal breach of trust by a banker, forgery of documents, and dishonestly inducing the delivery of property.

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