The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), in collaboration with the Ministries of External Affairs and Home Affairs (MHA), facilitated the return of wanted gangster, Sahil Chauhan, from Thailand, the agency said on Saturday.
Chouhan is a member of the notorious criminal gang, Bhobi Rana Gang, operating in Haryana, Delhi and Chandigarh. He was wanted on charges of murder, attempted murder, extortion and dacoity while living in Bangkok. He was also wanted by the National Investigation Agency (NIA). He was taken into custody by the Haryana Special Task Force (STF), officials said.
CBI said in a statement that Chouhan, in January 2017, opened fire on Munu Rana in a gang rivalry at the Jagadari court complex in Yamunanagar in Haryana, when the latter was produced for hearing in pending criminal cases.
An indictment was filed against Chouhan, and he was sentenced to 10 years in prison. However, after being released on bail, Chauhan escaped and fled abroad.
“At the request of Haryana Police, CBI has obtained an Interpol Red Notice against Sahil Chauhan. He was geo-located and deported from Bangkok and brought to India at Delhi International Airport on Friday, where he was detained by a team of Haryana Police,” the CBI said in a statement.
There are a total of 388 extradition requests from India pending with various countries. So far, of the 957 Interpol Red Notices issued against various fugitives, 231 relate to CBI cases, 130 to National Investigation Agency (NIA) investigations, 21 to Enforcement Directorate (ED) cases, 12 to Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) cases, and the rest to cases handled by various state police forces.
The CBI’s Global Operations Center (GOC), along with various agencies and state police, brought in 29 fugitives in 2023, 30 in 2024 and 50 in 2025.
Federal Home Minister Amit Shah asked the agency to focus on extraditing fugitives and setting up dedicated units and prisons for them in all states.
