Archive · 21 Aug 2026
CBI Arrests Roop Singh After Long Absence in 1998 Case
The CBI arrested Roop Singh in an old case involving missing goods.
The goods included ghee and mung and were worth about ₹9 lakh.
The alleged incident happened in Maharashtra in 1998.
Investigators said the goods were supposed to be delivered to another party.
The Bombay High Court later ordered the CBI to investigate the case.
The CBI filed charges against four people in 2003.
Roop Singh did not appear for the trial and was declared a proclaimed offender in 2010.
The CBI says his arrest is an important step in bringing the accused before the court.
The CBI arrested proclaimed offender Roop Singh on August 21, 2026, in a 1998 misappropriation case.
The case concerns goods, including ghee and mung, worth approximately ₹9 lakh loaded in two trucks.
The Bombay High Court transferred the investigation from Maharashtra police to the CBI in 2002.
The CBI filed a chargesheet in 2003 against Roop Singh and three others for alleged misappropriation, conspiracy and abetment.
Roop Singh was declared a proclaimed offender in 2010; co-accused Arjun Singh was arrested in November 2025.
- Who
- The CBI arrested Roop Singh, one of the accused in the case involving truck drivers Babu Khan and Aslam Khan and co-accused Arjun Singh.
- What
- Roop Singh was arrested in connection with an alleged criminal misappropriation, conspiracy and abetment case involving goods worth approximately ₹9 lakh.
- When
- The alleged theft occurred on September 27, 1998; the case was registered on October 4, 1998, and Roop Singh was arrested on August 21, 2026.
- Where
- The case was registered at Amalner Police Station in Maharashtra and later investigated by the CBI Mumbai.
- Why
- The CBI arrested Roop Singh after tracing him following years of absconding from the trial.
- Accused arrested
- Roop Singh
- Estimated value of goods
- Approximately ₹9 lakh
- Goods involved
- Ghee and mung loaded in two trucks
- Original police case
- Registered at Amalner Police Station on October 4, 1998
- CBI takeover
- Ordered by the Bombay High Court on February 25, 2002; the CBI re-registered the case on April 5, 2002
- Chargesheet
- Filed before the Amalner Court on December 19, 2003
- Proclaimed-offender status
- Roop Singh and Arjun Singh were declared proclaimed offenders on November 11, 2010