31 economic offenders have fled India

Saturday 17th March 2018 08:05 EDT
 
 

An approximate 31 suspected economic offenders have fled the country to avoid prosecution, the government told the Lower House of the Parliament last week. When asked if businessmen had absconded after “organising scams” and settled in various other countries, the Minister of State of External Affairs MJ Akbar submitted a written reply that included a list of 31 people. The list also included latest offenders Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi, both who are currently under investigation by the Enforcement Directorate and the CBI.

Akbar said the ministry had received extradition requests from the CBI in request of Vijay Mallya. Ashish Jobanputra, Pushpesh Kumar Baid, Sanjay Kalra, Varsha Kalra, and Arti Kalra. He said the requests have been sent to the concerned foreign countries for their consideration. “The extradition request from CBI in request of Sunny Kalra is under process by the Ministry of External Affairs. As per the information provided by Ministry of Finance, the government has decided to introduce the 'Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill, 2018' in the Parliament.” The bill will help lay down measures to deter fugitive economic offenders from evading the process of Indian law and provides for expeditious confiscation of proceeds of crime and properties of fugitive economic offenders.

Liquor baron Vijay Mallya, cricket's Lalit Modi, and arms dealer Sanjay Bhandar are not exempt from the honour. The reply, interestingly, does not mention the time since when they have been absconding from the country.

The list also includes: Soumit Jena, Vijaykumar Revabhai Patel, Sunil Ramesh Rupani, Pushpesh Kumar Baid, Surender Singh, Angad Singh, Harsahib Singh, Harleen Kaur, Ashish Jobanputra, Jatin Mehta, Chetan Jayantilal Sandesara, Dipti Chetan Sandesara, Nitin Jayantilal Sandesara, Sabhya Seth, Nilesh Parrekh, Umesh Parekh, Sunny Kalra, Aarti Kalra, Sanjay Kalra, Varsha Kalra, Hemant Gandhi, Ishwarbhai Bhat, M.G. Chandrasakhar, Cheriya Vannarakkal Sudeer, Nausha Kadeejath and Cheriya Veettil Sadique.


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