After a 23-year legal evasion, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) successfully oversaw the repatriation of an accused fraudster from the United States on Wednesday. The CBI said in a statement on Tuesday that the National Central Bureau-Washington and its Global Operations Centre coordinated with Interpol channels to manage the operation.
In a 1998 criminal case involving theft, criminal conspiracy, and cheating, the accused, Rajiv Mehta, was sought after by the CBI. To escape being arrested, he had fled to the US.
“The Global Operations Centre of Central Bureau of Investigation has coordinated with National Central Bureau-Washington via Interpol channels for the return a red corner notice subject to India from the US,” CBI spokesperson RC Joshi said in a statement.
“The case concerned creating false bank accounts at the Central Bank of India‘s Greater Kailash Part-II branch in Delhi with the intention of intercepting and cashing drafts belonging to different parties while they were in route”, he added.
The court designated Mehta as a proclaimed criminal in 1999. On June 16, 2000, the CBI issued a red corner notice against him, which was then distributed to every Interpol member nation in order to bring the accused person into custody.
As India’s national central bureau for Interpol, the CBI works with all of the nation’s law enforcement organizations to arrange assistance through Interpol channels. A CBI spokeswoman stated that as many as 29 wanted criminals were repatriated from overseas in 2023 as a result of close cooperation and follow-up with foreign law enforcement organizations.
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