Singh, who fled India in 1998 after being acquitted by a trial court, was extradited from UAE on Friday following a Red Corner Notice issued by Interpol in 2023.
Data on fugitives shows many more were brought back from Middle East. This year's tally marks increase of 340% from that of 2017, when CBI intensified efforts to repatriate fugitives.
The list named slain Sikh terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar and those associated with International Sikh Youth Federation and Khalistan Liberation Force, among other outfits.
Of around 36 men, over 12 are wanted for purported involvement in acts of terrorism in Punjab, some for targeted killings and kidnappings, and others for aiding drug lords in Punjab.
School teacher Matthew Smith was arrested in November 2022 for exploiting kids in India for years. No case yet but CBI working with Interpol to identify those involved, it is learnt.
Four arrested produced in Patiala House Court in Delhi and sent to 5-day police custody. Evidence of 'fraud worth over $ 20 million' has been collected so far, say Delhi police.
Red Corner Notice is issued by Interpol to locate & provisionally arrest an individual awaiting extradition. Mehul Choksi & his nephew Nirav Modi are wanted for the PNB scam.
Interpol's executive director Madan Oberoi said terror group could use the space to plan, simulate and launch their exercises before attacking a physical space.
For all their colonial underpinnings, postcards from Hyderabad also inadvertently preserve a trace of local memory: a glimpse of a street, a face, a forgotten name.
Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.
The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.
Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?
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