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A fugitive fraudster wanted for allegedly duping radical of crores of rupees done fake concern schemes has been extradited from the United Arab Emirates, constabulary said.
The Crime Branch-Crime Investigation Department (CB-CID) subdivision of Uttarakhand Police successfully brought the fraudster, Jagdish Punetha, to India connected November 13, Additional Director General of Police (Crime and Law and Order) V Murugesan said connected Friday (November 14, 2025).
Mr. Punetha, who carried a reward of ₹50,000 connected his head, has 4 cases registered against him successful Pithoragarh territory for allegedly defrauding radical of crores of rupees done fake concern schemes, forming an organised pack to marque amerciable fiscal gains, and being progressive successful different transgression cases.
According to a constabulary investigation, Mr. Punetha and his associates allegedly committed a fraud worthy astir Rs 15.17 crore and illegally acquired movable and immovable assets worthy ₹2.22 crore.
A lawsuit was registered against Punetha connected January 16, 2023. He faces charges nether sections 420 (cheating), 406 (criminal breach of trust), 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace), 506 (criminal intimidation), 120B (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code, and nether the Gangsters Act, among others.
Based connected inputs from Pithoragarh police, it was confirmed that Mr. Punetha was hiding successful Dubai. The CB-CID past coordinated with Interpol done the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and issued a Red Corner Notice against him, which led to his apprehension successful Dubai, constabulary said.
A three-member squad led by an further superintendent of police, Dehradun Sector, CB-CID, went to Dubai and brought Mr. Punetha to India, they said.
