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August 4, 2026, 03:57 PM - 3 min read
The MHA said the legal framework for pursuing fugitives has been strengthened through the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act, 2018, amendments to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) Act and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) in 2019, and provisions under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), which allow trials in absentia under Sections 355 and 356.
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January 24, 2026, 04:44 PM - 3 min read
The number of such wanted fugitives located abroad is the highest in over ten years, officials claimed. Of the wanted, 27 fugitives returned to India from abroad.
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July 17, 2025, 02:59 PM - 6 min read
On the other hand, between 2010 and 2019, only 74 fugitives were extradited or deported to India.
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