New Delhi, Jan. 13 -- Ravi Uppal, co-founder of Mahadev Online Book App, who fled from the UAE last year and is untraceable, has asked the Commission for the Control of Interpol's Files (CCF) to remove the red notice against him, people familiar with the matter said.

CCF is an independent five-member high-powered body within the international police agency that reviews global arrest warrants against fugitives.

In his appeal to CCF, Uppal is believed to have argued that he is being targeted in India due to political reasons and would not receive a fair trial in the country, the people cited above said. India's Enforcement Directorate (ED) has already sent a detailed response to CCF along with charge sheets and other evidence "vehemently ...