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CBI Returns Uttarakhand Cheating-Case Fugitive From UAE After INTERPOL Red Notice

Further proceedings now shift to Uttarakhand Police jurisdiction.

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.