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UK-based arms dealer Sanjay Bhandari declared ‘fugitive economic offender’ by Delhi court
- On July 5, 2025, a special court in Delhi designated UK-based arms consultant Sanjay Bhandari as a fugitive under the 2018 Fugitive Economic Offenders legislation.
- The Enforcement Directorate filed a money laundering case against Bhandari in 2017 following an Income Tax charge sheet, with allegations including undisclosed foreign assets worth over ₹100 crore and Bhandari fleeing to the UK in 2016.
- A supplementary charge sheet filed in 2023 accused Bhandari of acquiring a London property in 2009 and carrying out renovations funded and directed by Robert Vadra, who has rejected the claims and described them as a politically motivated campaign against him.
- A UK court recently rejected India's extradition request for Bhandari, citing safety risks in Tihar Jail, while Bhandari's lawyer argued his UK residence is lawful and opposed the Enforcement Directorate's claims.
- The Delhi court’s order enables confiscation of Bhandari’s assets and strengthens India’s judicial stance against absconding economic offenders despite the UK extradition denial.
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Arms Dealer Sanjay Bhandari Declared Fugitive Economic Offender By Delhi Court
A Delhi special court on Saturday declared UK-based arms dealer Sanjay Bhandari a Fugitive Economic Offender under the Fugitive Economic Offenders (FEO) Act, in connection with an income tax case involving undisclosed foreign assets.
UK-based arms consultant Sanjay Bhandari declared fugitive, ED set to seize assets worth Rs 21 crore
The order has come as a shot in the arm for the federal probe agency as it will now be able to confiscate assets worth crores of rupees of Bhandari, whose chances to come to India have been virtually nullified after a UK court recently ruled against his extradition
UK-based Arms Consultant Sanjay Bhandari Declared Fugitive Economic Offender
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. A Delhi court on Saturday declared UK-based arms consultant Sanjay Bhandari a fugitive economic offender on a plea from the Enforcement Directorate (ED), an order that will allow the agency to confiscate all his assets that are worth crores of rupees. India News | UK-based Arms Consultant Sanjay Bhandari Declared Fugitive Economic Offender.
UK arms dealer Sanjay Bhandari declared fugitive by court in money laundering case
Bhandari opposed the ED’s application, arguing that his continued stay in the United Kingdom was lawful and protected, citing a decision by the London High Court that denied India’s extradition request.
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