New Delhi, Aug. 4 -- 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 ab...