New Delhi/Mumbai, 27 February 2026

 

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has apprehended a Proclaimed Offender (PO) Anant Tambitkar, after nearly three decades of absconding.

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

The accused Anant Tambedkar (alias Anant Tambitkar), one of the accused who had participated in the fraudulent transactions through forgery and related criminal misconduct, absconded after the filing of the chargesheet and was declared a Proclaimed Offender. He remained absconding for nearly 30 years, and his trial was separated by the Court.

On the basis of technical intelligence and field verification his location was confirmed in Mumbai leading to his arrest by the CBI Team on 26.02.2026. He has been arrested and is sent to judicial custody after due legal procedure.

 

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(Source: CBI) | PIB Mumbai | Sriyanka Chatterjee/Darshana Rane

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