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India Brings Back 274 Fugitive Criminals from 36 Countries Since 2021: Centre

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India's enhanced extradition efforts have helped return 274 fugitive criminals from 36 countries, strengthening law enforcement and justice delivery. • Source: Indian Express
Source : Indian Express

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  • India Brings Back 274 Fugitive Criminals from 36 Countries Since 2021: Centre पर विस्तृत जानकारी और ताज़ा अपडेट।
  • सरकारी अधिकारियों और ज़मीनी संवाददाताओं के मुख्य बयान।
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India's Global Pursuit of Fugitive Criminals Gains Significant Momentum

India has, successfully brought back 274 fugitive criminals from 36 countries since 2021 , as part of a more intensified campaign to track down offenders who fled abroad to get away from Indian law. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said this achievement is a major milestone in the country’s ongoing efforts to combat transnational crime and to make international law enforcement cooperation stronger. The government also noted that the number really shows a big improvement in India’s capacity to identify, locate, and repatriate wanted individuals through coordinated diplomatic as well as investigative measures. 

Wide Range of Serious Crimes Under Investigation

According to the government, the fugitives that were brought back to India were wanted for in connection with a pretty broad range of grave offences, including terrorism , organized crime, narcotics trafficking, cybercrime, economic offences, financial fraud, money laundering, murder, rape, human trafficking, and crimes against children under the POCSO Act . Officials also said that many of these people had been slipping away from arrest for years, taking shelter in foreign countries, basically staying out of reach . Their return is expected to speed up pending investigations and judicial proceedings, while also strengthening public faith in the justice system. The Centre added that getting these fugitives back to stand trial has stayed a key priority, because these cases often carry risks to national security , public safety, and economic stability. Authorities feel that making sure offenders are held to account , no matter where they are located, sends a clear message that criminal activities will not just be left alone or unpunished.

Technology, Diplomacy and Legal Reforms Drive Success

Officials credited the achievement to a kind of three-pronged approach, based on global outreach , solid inter-agency coordination , and careful diplomacy. Indian agencies, like the CBI, Enforcement Directorate , National Investigation Agency, Intelligence Bureau, plus state police forces, have been working side by side with foreign governments, Interpol and other international law-enforcement organs, to trace fugitives across continents. They also leaned on advanced technologies such as digital surveillance, data analytics , biometric identification, and profile mapping, which has greatly sharpened India’s capacity to spot offenders who are hiding overseas. Interpol Red Corner Notices, alongside bilateral understandings with partner countries, have been a big help too, when it comes to making extraditions and deportations happen. The government further emphasized the value of legal actions like the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act, 2018, saying it strengthened the country’s system for pursuing absconding criminals. Authorities noted that assets worth about ₹17,874 crore tied to fugitive offenders have been attached or confiscated, so economic offenders can’t keep enjoying illegally obtained wealth while staying abroad. Officials said India’s extradition and deportation attempts have been getting more effective lately, thanks to closer international cooperation and better intelligence-sharing mechanisms. The Centre expressed confidence that ongoing collaboration with foreign governments and global bodies will keep enhancing India’s ability to bring wanted criminals back, for justice.

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