Overview

• A Haryana Police team flew to Phnom Penh and escorted Dhilla back on Tuesday after a Cambodian handover.
• The CBI, serving as India’s Interpol National Central Bureau, coordinated through its BHARATPOL platform with NCBs in Bangkok and Phnom Penh.
• Investigators say Dhilla moved from Thailand to Cambodia using a fraudulently obtained passport under the alias Sonu Kumar.
• He had been serving a life sentence from a 2013 conviction for murder, attempted murder, illegal firearms use and criminal conspiracy before absconding during parole in 2018.
• Cambodia confirmed his arrest on July 24 following India’s March 26 provisional arrest request, triggering a formal extradition process via diplomatic channels.