India, Aug. 4 -- Taking a decisive stance against fugitive criminals, under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and the guidance of Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah, India has brought back 274 fugitive criminals from 36 countries since 2019. To strengthen action against fugitives, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi enacted the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act in 2018. Under the guidance of Home Minister Shri Amit Shah, India has developed an integrated, intelligence-based, and technology-driven model against fugitives, paving the way for stricter measures against them and facilitating their return to India.
Before 2014, the country's extradition framework had become outdated, and India had extradition treaties with only 37 ...