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India successfully repatriated two fugitives, Kamlesh Parekh and Aalok Kumar, from the UAE. Parekh, involved in a Rs 2,672 crore banking fraud, was brought to Kolkata. Kumar, a key figure in a passport forgery racket, was handed over to Haryana police in Mumbai. Both were apprehended following interpol red notices.

The CBI, in coordination with MEA and MHA, has successfully extradited Kamlesh Parekh from the UAE to India. Parekh is accused of a large-scale banking fraud causing hundreds of crores in losses to a bank consortium led by SBI. He allegedly diverted funds through overseas entities using fraudulent practices.

Apprehended by Turkish agencies, Dola is now in NCB custody and is expected to offer investigators insight into the financial pipelines, shadow networks, and cross-border alliances sustaining his narcotics trade

Absconding international drug trafficker Mohammad Salim Dola, apprehended in Türkiye, was reportedly using a Bulgarian passport under the alias 'Hamza'. Dola, linked to Dawood Ibrahim, has been remanded to NCB custody until May 8 after his extradition to India.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced the government's resolve to dismantle drug networks after the Narcotics Control Bureau seized 349 kg of cocaine worth Rs 1,745 crore in Mumbai. In a significant operation, wanted drug trafficker Mohammed Salim Dola was also brought back from Turkiye, marking a major success against international drug syndicates.

2-Year-Long Hunt Spanned Several Countries, Involved Int'l Agencies

Alleged drug kingpin Salim Dola, a close associate of Dawood Ibrahim, has been detained in Istanbul. Dola faces multiple charges under India's NDPS Act and is linked to a major synthetic drug syndicate. His arrest is connected to a large mephedrone bust in Mumbai, involving his son and other associates.

Fugitive codeine syrup kingpin Shubham Jaiswal's arrest from Dubai is now a strong possibility after Interpol issued a red corner notice. Jaiswal, declared a fugitive by the court, fled India in November 2025. Authorities have already arrested 30 syndicate members and seized significant assets, uncovering wider criminal connections.

Punjab Police have apprehended Amritpal Singh Mehron, the main accused in the 2025 murder of social media influencer Kamal Kaur, who was absconding in Dubai. Mehron was brought back from the Middle East after being declared a proclaimed offender and an Interpol Red Corner Notice was issued.

The Telangana High Court has directed the CBI to verify if the Interpol red corner notice against former MP KVP Ramachandra Rao is still active. The notice, issued in 2014 over an alleged US-based bribery case, has been under interim stay since 2015. The court is examining the maintainability of the petition challenging the notice.

Amritpal Singh, a key figure in the Jaggu Bhagwanpuria gang, has been detained on the Moldova border following an Interpol red corner notice. Punjab Police's newly formed Overseas Fugitive Tracking and Extradition Cell played a crucial role in his apprehension. Legal and diplomatic processes are now underway for his extradition to India to face serious charges.

Brazilian national Joao Pedro Duarte Oliveira Sousa against whom Interpol issued a red corner notice for his alleged involvement in drug cases has been detained by Foreigner Regional Registration Offices (FRRO), Goa, on Friday.

Anil Kumar Khanna, wanted for financial embezzlement in a 26-year-old case, was extradited from Switzerland to India by CBI's coordination with Interpol. Khanna, accused of cheating the Uttar Pradesh Financial Corporation out of Rs 37 lakh in 1998, was arrested by Uttar Pradesh Police upon his return. A Red Notice had been issued in 2017.

A special court in Delhi issued an order on Tuesday allowing the Enforcement Directorate to begin extradition proceedings against former IPL chairman Lalit Modi in connection with its money laundering probe. The same court had earlier issued a non-bailable warrant against Modi.

Bangladesh has requested Interpol to issue Red Notices against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her son, Sajeeb Wazed Joy. This action follows the issuance of arrest warrants by a local court in connection with ongoing corruption cases. Authorities claim Hasina and Joy remain abroad, prompting the request for international law enforcement assistance in locating and potentially arresting them.

Sharif's sons were declared as absconders by an accountability court after they failed to appear in either of the three cases launched against them along with their father following a Supreme Court decision on July 28, 2017.

Bangladesh said Sunday it would request an Interpol "red notice" alert for fugitive leaders of the ousted regime of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who was toppled in a revolution in August. Red notices issued by the global police body alert law enforcement agencies worldwide about fugitives.