New Delhi, Feb. 27 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a proclaimed offender who had been absconding for nearly three decades in connection with a bank fraud case registered in 1992.

The accused, Anant Tambitkar, was apprehended on February 26 following sustained efforts by the agency.

The CBI had registered the bank fraud case in 1992 involving fraudulent financial transactions that caused wrongful loss to the State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur (SBBJ). After investigation, a chargesheet was filed in 1996. Upon completion of the trial, nine accused were convicted by the court.

Tambitkar, alias Anant Tambitkar, one of the accused who had allegedly participated in the fraudulent transactions through forgery and related cr...