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Fugitive Betting Suspect Harshit Jain Deported From UAE, Taken Into Gujarat Police Custody

CBI leveraged Interpol channels to secure his deportation to Ahmedabad.

The subject was deported from the UAE and was handed over to the Gujarat Police on September 5 at Ahmedabad International Airport, CBI said.
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Jain was wanted for tax evasion, illegal gambling, and money laundering (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Overview

  • Jain was handed over to Gujarat Police at Ahmedabad International Airport on September 5 following a 2023 Interpol Red Notice requested by state authorities.
  • He is wanted in Gujarat for alleged tax evasion, illegal gambling and money laundering, and was produced before a magistrate as police sought custodial remand.
  • Investigators have traced roughly ₹2,300–₹2,323 crore in transactions linked to the network, arrested 37 suspects, frozen ₹9.62 crore across 481 accounts and blocked 139 more.
  • Police say the racket ran on a clandestine MetaTrader setup via a Velocity Server using master and agent IDs; Jain allegedly operated through Mahavir Enterprise after obtaining a master ID from Dubai-returnee Deepak Thakkar.
  • CBI, acting as India’s Interpol NCB through BHARATPOL, coordinated with MEA and MHA, noting that over 100 fugitives have been repatriated in recent years as probes examine links to Dubai-based syndicates including Mahadev Book.