India brought back 274 fugitives from 36 countries in seven years through technology-driven action: GovtIndia repatriated 274 fugitives from 36 countries between 2019 and July 2026, compared with an average of four a year during 2004-13, the g...
04 Aug, 2026, 04.22 PM IST
Bangladesh urges India to prevent Sheikh Hasina from making political speeches from Indian territoryBangladesh requested India's cooperation to stop political statements from its territory. The nation warned such actions could destabilize ...
03 Aug, 2026, 09.06 PM IST
PNB fraud: Mehul Choksi suffers major blow as court rejects plea to halt Fugitive Economic Offender proceedingsA special court has dismissed diamantaire Mehul Choksi's plea to halt proceedings declaring him a Fugitive Economic Offender. Choksi, accus...
28 Nov, 2025, 09.03 PM IST
CBI-backed Interpol Red Notices doubled since 2023 with India's diplomatic, tech pushIndia is actively pursuing fugitives abroad. The Central Bureau of Investigation is using Interpol Red Notices more effectively. The number...
20 Jul, 2025, 04.34 PM IST
23 fugitives extradited from different countries; US still considering 65 extradition requestsIndia has secured the return of 23 fugitives in the past five years through extradition requests to various countries. The government has m...
10 Dec, 2024, 07.40 PM IST
India wrote to UAE in August on Nirav Modi's extradition: MinisterIndia requested Belgium in October to extradite Nirav Modi’s brother, Neeshal Modi.
21 Dec, 2018, 07.31 AM IST
UK's law a big hurdle for India to extradite fugitivesThe total number of fugitives India requested UK to extradite since 2002 is 28 but only one — Samirbhai Vinubhai Patel — has so far been ex...
15 Jun, 2018, 07.58 AM IST
Why is Britain the favourite hiding spot for Indian fugitives?It’s not just the Modis — Nirav and Lalit — and the Mallyas of India who have sought refuge in Queen’s land. Over 5,500 people from India h...
14 Jun, 2018, 11.27 AM IST
Learning with the Times: Why extraditing Nirav Modi may not be so difficultA request for extradition can be made whenever a person's conduct in India or in a foreign state corresponds to any in the list of extradit...
19 Feb, 2018, 02.47 PM IST
Bringing Vijay Mallya back could be a tough job, here's the reason whyIt will be a long haul though, considering India's success rate at extradition, which has been no more than 36 per cent over 15 years.
03 Oct, 2017, 07.08 PM IST
There is no certainty Vijay Mallya will be extradited after his arrestUK has placed India in Category 2 countries for which the process is arduous and long. In Category 1 are the US and European countries whic...
18 Apr, 2017, 04.37 PM IST
Request for extradition of Vijay Mallya, 9 others pending with UK: GovernmentMinister of State for External Affairs VK Singh said in the last five years, only one fugitive criminal - Samirbhai Vinubhai Patel - has be...
23 Mar, 2017, 08.31 PM IST
UK to soon extradite Indian national wanted in child abduction and fraud casesKapur’s extradition is expected soon and the exercise is being viewed as a success following India’s persistent dialogue with the UK on the...
06 Mar, 2017, 09.54 AM IST
India urges UK to extradite 16 including Vijay MallyaIndia and the UK have an extradition treaty that dates back to 1993, but the treaty has not helped India much to get its fugitives extradit...
23 Feb, 2017, 04.30 PM IST
Extradition requests for 110 fugitives made by IndiaThe US, UAE, the UK, Canada, Germany, Nepal, Bangladesh, and France are among the 47 countries with which India has inked the treaty till d...
15 Dec, 2016, 02.46 PM IST
110 extradition requests made to foreign countries: GovernmentIn addition, India has entered into Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) in Criminal Matters with 39 countries for facilitating investigat...
25 Nov, 2016, 06.32 PM IST
Court recommends extradition of fugitive criminal Amit Muddamalle Livingston to the USThe court noted that Amit "has also voluntarily consented to surrender to the requesting state and wants to serve sentence for the offence ...
09 Dec, 2014, 05.34 PM IST