India, July 10 -- A team of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday took custody of Monika Kapoor, an economic offender, from the United States, in what the probe agency described as a "major breakthrough".

Being brought to India on an American Airlines flight, Kapoor is set to face trial in a Rs.1.44 crore gold import scam case.

She had been absconding since 1999, and a case was registered against her for allegedly forging export documents and illegally selling import licences.

Monika Kapoor is the proprietor of a Delhi-based firm named M/s Monika Overseas. She is accused of forging export-related documents, including shipping bills, invoices, and bank certificates, with help from her brothers Rajan Khanna and Rajeev Kh...