Overview

• On July 19, the CBI arrested Nasreen Taj in Bengaluru, where she had been living under the alias “Ms. Salma” after evading arrest since 2019.
• Taj is accused in a 2009 Syndicate Bank conspiracy that diverted ₹12.63 crore through a ₹1.2 crore temporary overdraft and ₹55 lakh in farm loans used to repay the facility.
• A Special Court in Bengaluru declared her a proclaimed offender in November 2021 and ordered attachment of her properties following her repeated failure to respond to summons.
• Investigators combined advanced digital footprint analysis, surveillance technology, and traditional field inquiries to penetrate her false identity and pinpoint her location.
• After being remanded to judicial custody, Taj’s trial will resume after years of delay and following verdicts for the other co-accused.