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CBI Arrests Fraud Fugitive After Deportation From US
Harnek Singh was arrested in India after being sent back from the United States.
The CBI says he had been missing for more than ten years.
In 2013, people in Singapore allegedly received fake calls from people pretending to be immigration officials.
The callers said the victims had made mistakes on airport forms.
They then demanded money as supposed fines or settlement fees.
The money was sent to receivers in India.
The CBI says Singh ran one outlet connected to the money transfers.
He is expected to appear before a court in Panchkula, Haryana.
Harnek Singh was arrested at New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport after being deported from the United States.
He was wanted in a 2013 scheme that allegedly defrauded Indian nationals in Singapore through spoofed calls.
Fraudsters allegedly impersonated Singapore Immigration officials and demanded settlement fees or fines through Western Union.
The CBI said Singh operated a money-transfer outlet linked to co-accused Aditya Bhardwaj and Deepak Jain.
The CBI obtained an Interpol Red Notice and Look-Out Circular against Singh before securing his deportation; he is to be produced before a Panchkula court.
- Who
- The Central Bureau of Investigation arrested Harnek Singh, who is accused in the case.
- What
- Singh was arrested after deportation from the United States in connection with an alleged fraud and spoofing case.
- Where
- He was arrested at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi and is to be produced before a court in Panchkula, Haryana.
- When
- He arrived and was arrested on Wednesday; the report was dated September 10.
- Why
- He was wanted over alleged spoofed-call fraud against Indian nationals living or working in Singapore in 2013.
Key facts
- Accused
- Harnek Singh
- Arrest location
- Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi
- Origin of deportation
- United States
- Alleged fraud year
- 2013
- CBI case registered
- 2016
- Court
- Special Judicial Magistrate, CBI cases, Panchkula, Haryana
- International alert
- Interpol Red Notice and Look-Out Circular
Quotes
CBI spokesperson
Spokesperson for India’s Central Bureau of Investigation
“Consequently, an open-dated non-bailable warrant of arrest was issued against him by the Court of the Special Judicial Magistrate, CBI, Panchkula, on 22.04.2024.”
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