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CBI facilitates return of gangster Sahil Chauhan from Thailand
Chauhan is a member of the notorious criminal gang, the Bhuppi Rana gang, operating in Haryana, Delhi, and Chandigarh
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), in collaboration with the ministries of external affairs (MEA) and home affairs (MHA), has facilitated the return of a wanted gangster, Sahil Chauhan, from Thailand, the agency said on Saturday.
Chauhan is a member of the notorious criminal gang, the Bhuppi Rana gang, operating in Haryana, Delhi, and Chandigarh. He was wanted for murder, attempted murder, extortion and dacoity, during his stay in Bangkok. He was also wanted by the National Investigation Agency (NIA). Haryana Special Task Force (STF) has taken his custody, said officials.
CBI said in a statement that Chauhan in January 2017, opened fire at Monu Rana in gang rivalry at the Jagadhari Court Complex in Haryana’s Yamunanagar, when the latter was produced for a hearing in pending criminal cases.
A chargesheet was filed against Chauhan, and he was sentenced to 10 years in prison. However, after being released on bail, Chauhan absconded and fled abroad.
“On the request of Haryana Police, CBI got an Interpol red notice against Sahil Chauhan. He was geo-located and deported from Bangkok and brought in India at Delhi International Airport on Friday, where he was taken into custody by a team of Haryana Police,” CBI said in a statement.
A total of 388 extradition requests from India are pending with various countries. To date, of the 957 Interpol red notices issued against various fugitives, 231 relate to CBI cases, 130 to National Investigation Agency (NIA) probes, 21 to Enforcement Directorate (ED) cases, 12 to Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) cases, and the remaining to cases handled by various state police forces.
CBI’s Global Operations Centre (GOC), along with various agencies and states’ police, brought 29 fugitives in 2023, 30 in 2024 and 50 in 2025.
Union home minister Amit Shah asked the agency to focus on extradition of fugitives and create dedicated units and prisons in all states for them.
