Overview
- Jagdish Punetha arrived in New Delhi on November 13 under the supervision of the CBI and state police.
- He is wanted in FIR No. 239/2021 registered at Pithoragarh on allegations of cheating and criminal conspiracy.
- INTERPOL published a Red Notice against him on May 6, 2025 at the request of Uttarakhand Police.
- The CBI, serving as India’s INTERPOL National Central Bureau, coordinated with UAE authorities through BHARATPOL and INTERPOL channels to locate and apprehend him.
- An Uttarakhand Police team traveled to the UAE to escort him back, with officials also citing cooperation involving the MEA and MHA.