The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has successfully brought a key fugitive back to India after he was apprehended and deported from the UAE. The individual, who was the subject of an Interpol Red Notice issued in July 2026, was wanted for his central role in the massive Nirav Modi PNB bank fraud case. According to investigators, the suspect arrived in Mumbai late on September 28 and was immediately taken into police custody, marking a swift resolution following a two-month international manhunt.

Authorities allege that the fugitive played an instrumental role in the 2018 banking scandal, reportedly managing daily operations and issuing instructions via encrypted, self-deleting messages to evade detection. Investigators claim he was deeply involved in falsifying import-export documents for precious jewelry and coercing individuals into fronting fake foreign companies under threat of arrest. Furthermore, the suspect is accused of siphoning off significant funds from the accounts of shell companies based in the UAE, a major development in the ongoing effort to hold those responsible for the multi-billion dollar fraud accountable.