Overview

• The Economic Offences Wing arrested Birju Kishor Kumar Salla from a Gujarat hotel after weeks on the run, acting on a tip-off and coordinating with Gujarat Police
• An FIR filed on June 10 at LT Marg Police Station accuses him of absconding with gold, silver and diamonds worth ₹12.77 crore under the pretext of selling them to jeweller Shailesh Jain
• Investigators allege Salla exploited approval vouchers—a standard trade practice—and his business and familial ties to misappropriate the valuables without payment
• A Mumbai court on July 3 remanded Salla in EOW custody under charges of criminal breach of trust and cheating under sections 316 and 318 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
• The EOW has broadened its probe into asset seizures and is examining possible co-conspirators as part of a wider crackdown on high-value fraud