India, Dec. 27 -- Nearly 16 years after a woman first filed a complaint, the Delhi High Court has directed the Centre, Delhi Police, and a trial court to expedite the extradition and trial of a United States-based man accused of cheating his wife of Rs.1.26 crore.

The man, a California resident from at least 25 years working for a multinational company, has been declared a proclaimed offender and is subject to an Interpol Red Corner Notice, people aware of the case details said.

According to police, the couple married in 2000 and moved to the United States, where they had two daughters. The woman returned to India with their children in 2008. She alleges that later that year, her mother-in-law took the daughters back to the US without h...