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14 individuals declared fugitive economic offenders under 2018 law: ED report

May 02, 2025 1:06 am

Applications to declare Mehul Choksi, Sanjay Bhandari and Zakir Naik and Mahadev app owner Ravi Uppal fugitive economic offenders are pending with different courts, the report said.

Mehul Choksi's bail hearing adjourned till June 11

June 09, 2021 2:25 pm

The government side represented by Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) Sherma Dalrymple "strongly objected" to Choksi's plea calling him a flight risk.

Gangster Iqbal Mirchi's family declared fugitive economic offenders: Officials

February 26, 2021 8:59 pm

The court of Additional Sessions Judge A A Nandgaonkar declared the three as fugitive economic offenders under section 12 of the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act of 2018, official sources said.

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After Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi: Who is a 'fugitive economic offender'?

December 07, 2019 8:10 am

In the case of Nirav Modi, the ED filed an application under the FEO Act in July 2018. In the case of Mallya, the application was moved in June 2018, when the Act was still an Ordinance.

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President nod to Bill to deter fugitive economic offenders from fleeing country

August 05, 2018 12:06 pm

The Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill, 2018 was passed by the Rajya Sabha on July 25. The Lok Sabha had cleared the measure on July 19.

Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill passed to stop big fish escape after fraud

July 26, 2018 3:10 am

Finance Minister Piyush Goyal, while moving the Bill, said that instances of people escaping, and evading the legal process, is increasing, which needs to be checked.

Fugitive Economic Offenders bill passed in Parliament

July 25, 2018 6:31 pm

The bill, replacing the ordinance seeks to deter economic offenders from escaping the country and lays down provisions for escaped offenders to return to India and submit themselves to the process of law.

The government brought an ordinance in April to allow it to start proceedings to seize assets of fugitives accused of white collar crimes, where value of the offence exceeds Rs 100 crore.

Lok Sabha passes Bill to seize assets of fugitive economic offenders

July 20, 2018 4:14 am

In an apparent attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Shashi Tharoor said some of the most prominent fugitives have managed to flee the country under the “watch of the very man” who had said he wanted to become the “watchman”.

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President Ram Nath Kovind gives nod to Fugitive Economic Offenders Ordinance

April 22, 2018 5:24 pm

The Fugitive Economic Offenders Ordinance, 2018 is aimed at deterring economic offenders from evading the process of law by remaining outside the jurisdiction of Indian courts, an official statement said.

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What is the Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill 2018?

July 19, 2018 6:27 pm

The Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill was first introduced in Lok Sabha on March 12 during the Budget Session of the Parliament but could not be passed due to logjam over various issues.