Hyderabad: In a well-coordinated operation, the Central Bureau of Investigation returned fugitive Munawar Khan, wanted in connection with a forgery and cheating case involving the Bank of Baroda in 2011, from Kuwait through INTERPOL channels.
Khan arrived at Hyderabad airport on Thursday, September 11. He was produced before the CBI court here and remanded in judicial custody.
According to the central investigation agency, Khan and six others, including a government employee, defrauded the bank to the tune of Rs 3.5 crore. A case was registered on charges of criminal conspiracy, cheating, and forgery.
The six men were arrested and convicted in 2022 and sentenced to rigorous imprisonment of three and a half years, said officials.
Khan, who had fled to Kuwait, was arrested in the Arab country. On Thursday, he was escorted and handed over to the CBI.
“Munawar Khan’s return was possible through close coordination between the International Police Cooperation Unit (IPCU) of CBI, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), and the National Central Bureau (NCB)-Kuwait,” CBI said in a press release.
As India’s National Central Bureau for INTERPOL, CBI coordinates with domestic agencies through the BHARATPOL platform. Over 130 fugitives have been brought back to India in the past few years through such cooperation, the statement said.
