Uttarakhand Police bring back fugitive investment fraud accused from Dubai
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Summary
Jagdish Punetha, a fugitive from Uttarakhand's Pithoragarh district, was extradited from Dubai by the state police in coordination with Interpol. He is accused of defrauding investors of ₹15.17 crore ...
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Published
14 November 2025 at 05:00 pm
Source
Hindustan Times
Channel
trading platform
Victim Profile
investor
State
Uttarakhand
City
Pithoragarh
Amount Loss Range
> ₹10000000
Fraud Keywords
investment fraudstock market scamcommodity trading fraudhigh returns promiseorganized ganginterpol red noticefinancial fugitivemultiple casesillegal financial activities
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Jagdish Punetha (main accused)Lalit Punetha (associate)Chandra Prakash Punetha (associate)Pankaj Sharma (associate from Jharkhand)Nirmal Bang Commodity (trading platform)Royal Panther Pvt Ltd (company used)Matarchaya Jewellery Pvt Ltd (company used)₹15.17 crore (total fraud amount)₹2.22 crore (assets acquired)₹8 lakh (amount from individual victim)Silpata, Pithoragarh (accused's residence)Interpol Red Notice issued May 6