The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) said on Thursday that Munawar Khan, an accused in the 2011 bank fraud case, has been brought back to India from Kuwait. Under the supervision of the Kuwait police team, Munawar Khan landed at Hyderabad Airport, from where he was taken into custody by CBI Special Task Branch, Chennai. The extradition campaign was coordinated by the CBI in collaboration with the Ministry of External Affairs and the Narcotics Control Bureau of Kuwait.
The CBI spokesperson said, “Munawar Khan is the desired CBI accused in the fraud and fraud case. He was absconding in the case related to criminal conspiracy, fraud and forgery. Khan along with others cheated Bank of Baroda and then fled to Kuwait. He was declared a proclaimed offer.” In February 2022, the Interpol Red Corner notice was issued against him, on the basis of which he was arrested in Kuwait and the way of extradition was cleared in India.
Munawar Khan is the third fugitive criminal brought from abroad in the last nine days. Earlier on September 6, UAE’s economic criminal Harshit Babulal Jain and Haryana Police’s wanted gangster Manpal Badli was brought to India on 3 September.
According to the CBI, two more fugitives are expected to be brought to India in the coming days. Over the years, more than 130 criminals have been brought back to India through interpol channels.
