Overview
- Md. Navas Kakkat Ismail arrived in New Delhi on Monday and Delhi Police took him into custody at Indira Gandhi International Airport.
- He is accused in a Delhi Police case that includes extortion, cheating, criminal misappropriation, forgery, impersonation, and links to an organised crime syndicate.
- The CBI got an INTERPOL Red Notice issued at Delhi Police’s request, and the alert led UAE authorities to locate and arrest him.
- India filed a formal extradition request to the UAE, which approved the transfer after sustained diplomatic and legal follow-up.
- The CBI coordinated with the External Affairs and Home ministries through its INTERPOL role and BHARATPOL links, and officials say more than 150 fugitives have been returned in recent years through such cooperation.