Central Bureau of Investigation’s Global Operations Centre jointly co-ordinated with Tamil Nadu police, Embassy of India in Bangkok and Immigration authorities in Kolkata airport for the return of Janarthanan Sundaram, who is a ‘Red Notice’ subject wanted by Tamil Nadu police for financial fraud.
A press release said Economic Offence Wing in Chennai had registered a case on Janarthanan Sundaram related to offences of ‘Criminal conspiracy, criminal breach of trust, cheating, default in repayment of deposits/interest and offences committed under Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Act, 2019 and the offences under the Tamil Nadu Protection of Interests of Depositors Act, 1997’. Janarthanan Sundaram along with other accused had allegedly cheated depositors to the tune of for Rs. 87,50,73,778.
The release further said that the CBI got a Red Notice issued against the subject from INTERPOL on June 21, 2023, which was circulated to all the law enforcement agencies globally for tracking of the wanted Criminal. As a result, he was denied entry into Bangkok on January 28, 2025 and was deported to India from Bangkok, Thailand. The release said that over 100 wanted criminals have been returned to India through coordination via INTERPOL channels since 2021.
Published - January 30, 2025 01:11 am IST
