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The Central Bureau of Investigation has successfully extradited an Indian national Angad Singh Chandhok from the United States. Chandok, who had been on the run in connection with a major bank fraud and money laundering case, arrived at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport early Saturday following his deportation by US authorities.

CBI took the 34-year-old fugitive into custody immediately upon his arrival. He is expected to appear before a special CBI court later in the day, where the agency is likely to seek custodial remand for further investigation, news agency IANS reported.

Chandok’s extradition represents a notable achievement in India's efforts to bring absconding offenders to justice and highlights the growing cooperation between Indian and US law enforcement agencies in tackling transnational financial crimes.

Chandhok Sentenced To 6 Years In Jail In US

Chandhok is implicated in a large-scale tech support scam as a part of which he allegedly defrauded elderly American citizens of millions of dollars using a web of shell companies.

According to a statement from the CBI, Chandhok had already been convicted by a US court for his involvement in the large-scale online fraud. He along with associates posed as legitimate tech support representatives, manipulating victims into transferring significant sums of money. 

He is said to have creatd and used multiple shell companies to maunder millions of dollars, which was initially obtained via an online tech support scam and later through a fake online travel fee scheme, IANS reported.

A March 2022 press release from the US Department of Justice revealed that Chandhok had been sentenced to six years in prison for operating a sophisticated international money laundering scheme out of California.

Authorities revealed that Chandok led a team of at least five operatives and maintained direct links with senior members of an international criminal syndicate. He was declared a global fugitive at the time of the offences.