Kuwait City, Sept. 11 -- Indian national Munawar Khan, wanted in a major bank fraud case, has been deported from Kuwait and handed over to Indian authorities through Interpol channels, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) confirmed on Thursday, September 11.

In a statement posted on X, the CBI said that Khan was escorted by Kuwaiti police to Hyderabad's Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, where custody was formally transferred to a CBI team from the special task branch (STB), Chennai.

Khan faces charges under FIR RC 3(S)/2011, including criminal conspiracy, cheating, and defrauding the Bank of Baroda. Following the alleged fraud, he fled to Kuwait and was declared a proclaimed offender.

A red notice was issued against Khan on Febr...