New Delhi, Nov 14 (UNI) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday said it has brought back a fugitive criminal from the UAE who was on the run in a cheating-cum-criminal case of Uttarakhand. The accused Jagdish Punetha will be handed over to Uttarakhand Police.
His return was possible with the collaboration with Ministries of External Affairs and Home, said an official, adding Punetha was wanted by Uttarakhand Police.
An FIR was lodged against him at Pithoragarh police station on the allegation of cheating and criminal conspiracy. He had had fled to the UAE. The CBI coordinated with UAE authorities to locate and apprehend him.
“Earlier, the CBI got the Red Notice published against Jagdish Punetha through Interpol on May 6 on the request of Uttarakhand Police. A team of the Uttarakhand Police visited the UAE and arrived back in India with the subject on November 13 at New Delhi,” said the official.
“Red Notices published by Interpol are circulated to all law enforcement agencies globally for tracking wanted fugitives. CBI as the National Central Bureau for Interpol in India, coordinates with all law enforcement agencies in India through BHARATPOL for assistance via Interpol channels,” the CBI said.
More than 150 wanted criminals have been returned to India in last few years through coordination via Interpol channels, it said.
