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Fugitive with Interpol Notice Deported to India in Coordinated Effort

In a significant development, Moideenabba Ummer Beary, a fugitive with a 12-year-old Interpol red notice, was successfully deported by the UAE back to India on Friday. This operation was meticulously coordinated by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the National Investigation Agency (NIA), officials confirmed.Beary, who was wanted by the NIA's Kochi unit, landed at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport. His extradition from Dubai marked the culmination of a focused international effort spearheaded by Interpol, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), and the Ministry of External Affairs...
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At US request, India arrests crypto administrator accused of money laundering

Indian authorities arrested at Washington's request a cryptocurrency exchange administrator accused of money laundering conspiracy and violating sanctions, India's top crime fighting bureau said on Wednesday.The United States, Germany and Finland took down the online infrastructure used by the Russian cryptocurrency exchange Garantex, the US Justice Department said last week, adding that two administrators of the exchange were charged. One of those administrators was Aleksej Besciokov, a Russian resident and Lithuanian national who was charged with money laundering and also faced accusations of violating sanctions and operating an unlicensed money-transmitting...