NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), in coordination with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), has successfully facilitated the return of wanted fugitive Jagdish Punetha from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), an official statement said on Friday.
Punetha, against whom a Red Notice was issued earlier this year, is wanted by the Uttarakhand Police in FIR No 239/2021 registered at the Pithoragarh police station on charges of cheating and criminal conspiracy.
After the case was registered, he fled India and was residing in the UAE.
The CBI, acting as India’s National Central Bureau (NCB) for Interpol, coordinated with UAE law-enforcement authorities to trace and apprehend Punetha.