Archive · 26 Jan 2026
India locates 71 fugitives abroad in 2024-’25, highest in 12 years
In 2024-’25, the Indian government found 71 people who were wanted for crimes and were hiding in other countries.
This is the highest number in 12 years.
Out of these, 27 people came back to India.
Also, 203 people wanted by other countries were found in India.
The government sent special requests to other countries to help with investigations, and Interpol issued different types of notices to help find and arrest people.
There were also many requests pending with other countries.
71 fugitives wanted by India were located in foreign countries in 2024-’25, the highest in 12 years.
27 fugitives returned to India in the last financial year.
203 fugitives wanted by other countries were detected in India during the same period.
74 Letters Rogatory were sent abroad, with 47 fully executed and 533 pending.
Interpol issued 126 red notices, 89 blue notices, 24 yellow notices, 7 black notices, and 1 green notice.
- Who
- Indian government and Interpol
- What
- Located 71 fugitives abroad and processed various Interpol notices
- When
- 2024-’25
- Where
- Foreign countries and India
- Why
- To cooperate in investigations and locate fugitives
- Number of fugitives located abroad
- 71
- Number of fugitives returned to India
- 27
- Number of fugitives detected in India
- 203
- Letters Rogatory sent abroad
- 74
- Letters Rogatory fully executed
- 47
- Letters Rogatory pending
- 533
- Red notices issued by Interpol
- 126
- Blue notices issued by Interpol
- 89
- Yellow notices issued by Interpol
- 24
- Black notices issued by Interpol
- 7
- Green notices issued by Interpol
- 1