Fugitive Accused in 26-Year-Old Financial Embezzlement Case Returned to India

The CBI has coordinated the return of Anil Kumar Khanna, wanted for financial embezzlement, from Switzerland. Khanna faces charges from a 1998 case involving Rs 37 lakh and was apprehended upon his return. A Red Notice was issued by Interpol at the request of Uttar Pradesh Police in 2017.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has successfully coordinated the return of Anil Kumar Khanna, a fugitive facing an Interpol Red Notice, from Switzerland, officials announced on Tuesday.

Khanna is charged with financial embezzlement dating back to 1998, involving a sum of Rs 37 lakh. At the time, he was an assistant manager at the Uttar Pradesh Financial Corporation, a state public sector undertaking.

An Interpol Red Notice was issued against Khanna on June 12, 2017, at the request of the Uttar Pradesh Police, and circulated among all 196 member countries. Khanna was arrested by the Uttar Pradesh Police upon his return on July 29, 2024, the CBI spokesperson confirmed.