The CBI has arrested fraud accused Angad Singh Chandhok, who had an Interpol Red Notice against him and was deported from the US on Saturday.
“Chandhok was brought to the IGI Airport where the CBI detained him and later put him under arrest. He was produced before a special court which sent him to judicial custody,” a CBI spokesperson said in a statement.
According to the CBI, Chandhok, who was wanted in a case of allegedly cheating Union Bank of India in 2014, had managed to escape to the US in 2016 with his family members. “Chandhok along with his family members — father Surendra Singh, mother Harleen Kaur and brother Harsahib Singh — in a criminal conspiracy with four other accused including bank officials cheated the Union Bank of India causing wrongful loss to the bank. They were declared proclaimed offenders and open-ended arrest warrants were issued against them by the court,” the spokesperson said.
In 2017, the CBI obtained the Interpol Red Notice against Chandhok, which alerts all the member countries to locate and detain the wanted person. “Efforts are continuing for the return of Chandhok’s family members, who are the other wanted accused in this case. The return of Chandhok will help in starting the trial,” the spokesperson added.
The CBI as the national bureau for Interpol in India coordinates with all law enforcement agencies in the world for assistance via Interpol channels.
“Since, 2021, over 100 wanted criminals have been returned to India via Interpol channel,” the spokesperson said.
