New Delhi [India], August 4 (ANI): Highlighting the Modi government’s vision of a “robust and secure India,” Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said that 274 criminals who had fled abroad have been brought back to India since 2019, unlike “four per year during the UPA regime.”
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) earlier today said India has brought back 274 fugitives from 36 countries between 2019 and 2026, and the accused include terrorists, gangsters, financial and narcotics offenders, and those wanted in cases of murder, rape, and offences under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
In a post on X, Shah said, “Under the vision of a robust and secure India, the Modi govt has pulled in the net, nabbing fugitives hiding abroad. Regardless of which country they absconded to, India’s new approach to national security has ensured the return of 274 criminals since 2019, compared with a mere four per year during the UPA regime.”
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He said the government had strengthened the system through new laws, institutions and global partnerships to prevent criminals from escaping the law.
“Gone are the days when criminals were allowed to sneak through the gaps in the system. New India has addressed every gap in the old system through new laws, institutions, and global partnerships, weaving an unbreachable security net,” Shah said.
In another post on X, the Union Home Minister said the Modi government had launched integrated, intelligence-led and technology-driven operations to track down fugitives hiding abroad.
“The Modi govt has launched integrated, intelligence-led, and technology-driven operations, hounding fugitives in foreign lands,” he said.
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Shah further said that the provision for trial in absentia under the new three criminal laws had empowered the justice system.
“The provision for trial in absentia under the three new laws has empowered the justice system to initiate proceedings against absconding criminals. Stringent application of the PMLA led to the confiscation of assets worth ₹17,874 crore and restitution of ₹18,762 crore,” he said.
“And new frameworks like the BHARATPOL have ensured a seamless coordination grid across the world, effectively turning every corner of the world into a hunting ground for fugitives,” Shah added.
Besides, the Home Ministry said assets worth Rs 17,874 crore belonging to the fugitive criminals have also been attached in the same period between 2019 and 2016 through the stringent enforcement of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
An amount of Rs 18,762 crore has also been returned in cases involving Fugitive Economic Offenders– the economic offenders who fled India, it said, adding a “total of 40 Red Corner Notices were issued in 2022, 100 in 2023, 107 in 2024, 112 in 2025, and 182 have already been issued in 2026 so far.” Over the past three years, it also said, Red Corner Notices have been issued against 501 fugitive criminals. (ANI)
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