Indian Fugitives

Dept of Immigration, Nepal govt issues alert for fugitive Amritpal Singh

DG Adhikari said that all passengers who wanted to go abroad using Nepal's airport would be screened at the airport so that Amritpal cannot flee

Fugitive Amritpal seen in jacket, trousers in CCTV footage from Patiala

As pro-Khalistan radical preacher Amritpal Singh remained elusive, a new CCTV footage emerged on Saturday purportedly showing him wearing a jacket and trousers and speaking on a mobile phone. There was no official word from police on the undated footage, which is circulating on social media and is said to be from Patiala. In the footage, the 'Waris Punjab De' outfit chief could be seen holding a bag with his face covered with a white cloth. His key associate Papalpreet Singh could also be seen in the footage. In a second footage from the same spot, Amritpal Singh wearing goggles could be seen walking on the street and speaking on a phone. The self-styled Sikh preacher continued to be on the run for a week now following the police crackdown against him and his Waris Punjab De outfit. The whereabouts of Amritpal Singh and Papalpreet Singh remain unknown after they were allegedly harboured by a woman at her home in Shahabad in Haryana's Kurukshetra district on March 19. The woman, B

CBI arrests Pearls Group director Harchand Gill in multi-crore ponzi scam

The CBI has arrested Harchand Singh Gill, a director of the Pearls Group, who was deported from Fiji in connection with a multi-crore ponzi scam allegedly orchestrated by his company, officials said on Tuesday. Gill was brought from Fiji late Monday night after being deported from the archipelago under 'Operation Trishul' which was launched by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to bring back fugitives living abroad, they said. The CBI claims that around 30 fugitives were successfully brought to India under the operation since its launch last year. The operation aims to geo-locate proceeds of crimes and fugitives with the help of Interpol and bring them back. The agency started the investigation against the Pearls Group and its founder Nirmal Singh Bhangoo on February 19, 2014 on the allegations of cheating crores of gullible investors by offering them land in return of their investments. The agency has alleged that over Rs 60,000 crore was siphoned off by the company by dup

SC dismisses Mallya's plea against bid to declare him fugitive offender

The Supreme Court Friday dismissed a plea by beleaguered businessman Vijay Mallya challenging the proceedings in a Mumbai court to declare him a fugitive economic offender and confiscate his properties. The apex court dismissed the petition for non-prosecution after the counsel representing Mallya submitted that he was not getting any instructions from the petitioner in the matter. The counsel for petitioner states that the petitioner is not giving any instructions to the advocate for the petitioner. In view of this statement, the petition is dismissed for non-prosecution, a bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Rajesh Bindal said. The top court, which had on December 7, 2018 issued notice to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Mallya's plea, had refused to stay the proceedings on the probe agency's plea before a special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court at Mumbai seeking the fugitive' tag for him under the Fugitive Economic Offenders' Act, 2018. On January 5, 2019, the .

Fugitive preacher Zakir Naik to give talks during FIFA World Cup in Qatar

Earlier in March, Home Ministry had declared Zakir Naik-founded Islamic Research Foundation (IRF) an unlawful association and banned it for five years

Fugitive Lalit Modi announces courtship with actress Sushmita Sen

Lalit Modi shared the news on social media with a series of pictures on Twitter, calling Sushmita Sen his "better half"

'Last chance': SC seeks Vijay Mallya's presence in contempt case hearing

A bench of Justices U.U. Lalit and S. Ravindra Bhat said the court has found Mallya guilty of contempt and punishment has to be imposed

Our action against defaulters helping banks cut NPAs: FM Sitharaman

Last week, prime minister Narendra Modi had said banks have managed to recover more than Rs 5 trillion from defaulters

Nirav Modi's extradition will worsen suicidal impulses: Lawyer to UK court

Nirav Modi faces a substantial risk of suicide amid an overwhelming impact of COVID-19 at Arthur Road Jail in Mumbai, the High Court in London was told during an extradition appeal

Mehul Choksi lands in Antigua and Barbuda after getting bail in Dominica

Diamantaire Mehul Choksi has landed in Antigua and Barbuda, after 51 days of custody in neighbouring Dominica for illegal entry which his lawyers claim was a kidnapping plan, local media reported

Mehul Choksi allowed to travel back to Antigua for treatment after bail

Indian Fugitive jeweller Mehul Choksi was allowed to travel back to Antigua and Barbuda after he was granted bail by a Dominica High Court

Mehul Choksi will 'only' return to Dominica to face trial when fit: Reports

Diamantaire Mehul Choksi will 'only' return to Dominica to face trial for illegal entry into that country when a doctor 'certifies' that he is fit to stand trial, media there reported

Mehul Choksi moves Dominica high court to quash proceedings against him

Alleging that his arrest in Dominica for illegal entry was "dictated" by representatives of the Indian government, Mehul Choksi has filed a case in high court of Roseau, seeking to quash proceedings

India closely monitoring proceedings against Mehul Choksi, Nirav Modi: MEA

India on Friday said that it is closely monitoring legal proceedings against fugitive businessmen Mehul Choksi, and Nirav Modi.In a media briefing, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said, "We are of course closely monitoring the ongoing legal proceedings in both cases," when asked about the latest update on Mehul and Nirav.Choksi, who is currently in Dominica facing trial, went missing from Antigua on May 23 and was caught in Dominica. He was charged with illegal entry into Dominica by police after he allegedly fled Antigua and Barbuda in a possible attempt to avoid extradition to India. The 62-year-old fugitive is wanted in India in connection with the Rs 13,500 crore fraud in Punjab National Bank.Meanwhile, Nirav Modi is currently held at Wandsworth prison in South London where he has been lodged since his arrest in London in March 2019 in connection with the largest bank fraud perpetrated in India.The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday ..

Dominica PM refutes claims of his govt involvement in Choksi's abduction

Dominica Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has termed "total nonsense" the claims that his government was involved in alleged abduction of diamantaire Mehul Choksi

Complaint registered in UK against Mehul Choksi's lawyer Michael Polak

Complaint against Michael Polak, lawyer of Indian fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi, has been registered to the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) in England and Wales

Fugitive Mehul Choksi remanded to Dominica State Prison by court

A Dominican court has ordered Indian fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi to be remanded at the Dominica State Prison despite a decline in his health, the local media reported

Choksi's lawyers say he misses court date in Dominica due to mental stress

Fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi failed to appear in Magistrate's Court in Roseau on June 14 for the commencement of the trial against him over his illegal entry into the Caribbean country

Dominica High Court denies bail to Mehul Choksi citing flight risk

Dominica High Court has denied bail saying that he has no ties to Dominica and the court cannot impose any conditions which will assure it that he wouldn't abscond

Antigua Cabinet discusses fugitive Mehul Choksi's abduction claim

The Antigua and Barbuda Cabinet held a brief discussion into Indian fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi's abduction claim, as well as on decisions rendered by Magistrate and the High Court of Dominica