Hyderabad, Sept. 11 -- In a well-coordinated operation, the Central Bureau of Investigation returned fugitive Munawar Khan, wanted in connection with a forgery and cheating case involving the Bank of Baroda in 2011, from Kuwait through INTERPOL channels.

Khan arrived at Hyderabad airport on Thursday, September 11. He was produced before the CBI court here and remanded in judicial custody.

According to the central investigation agency, Khan and six others, including a government employee, defrauded the bank to the tune of Rs 3.5 crore. A case was registered on charges of criminal conspiracy, cheating, and forgery.

The six men were arrested and convicted in 2022 and sentenced to rigorous imprisonment of three and a half years, said offic...