Singapore Scam-Accused Harnek Singh Deported to India From US After Evading Trial Since 2013
CBI officials said Singh stayed absconding for more than a decade after a 2013 scam that used spoof calls and Western Union transfers.
- On Wednesday, CBI officials arrested Harnek Singh at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi following his deportation from the United States, ending his decade-long absconding since 2013.
- The investigation found that fraudsters in India allegedly targeted Indians in Singapore through spoofed telephone calls, threatening victims with criminal action and deportation to extort settlement fees.
- Co-Accused Aditya Bhardwaj and Deepak Jain allegedly operated the scheme, with proceeds received through Western Union Money Transfer while CBI registered charges under the IPC and Information Technology Act in 2016.
- Officials secured an Interpol Red Notice and Look Out Circular to locate Singh, while a Special Judicial Magistrate in Panchkula, Haryana, issued a non-bailable warrant on April 22, 2024.
- Both co-accused were convicted on May 26, 2025, and Singh is now expected to appear before the trial court in Panchkula to face charges stemming from the 2013 conspiracy.
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CBI arrests fugitive fraud accused after extradition from US
A fugitive wanted for over a decade was deported from the United States. He was apprehended upon arrival at New Delhi's international airport. The CBI pursued his extradition through Interpol channels for his involvement in a fraud. Indian nationals in Singapore were defrauded through spoofed calls in 2013. The accused had fled India illegally and remained absconding for years.
CBI brings back Singapore scam accused absconding since 2013, arrests him at Delhi airport
CBI has brought Singapore scam accused Harnek Singh back to India after he remained absconding since 2013. Deported from the US, Singh was arrested at Delhi airport on September 9, 2026.
The CBI has deported Harnek Singh, the main accused in a cyber fraud case involving Indian citizens living in Singapore, who had been absconding for over a decade, from the United States to India. He was deported by US agencies following the issuance of an Interpol Red Notice and a Lookout Circular (LOC). A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) team apprehended him upon landing at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport on September 9th. The…
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