A wanted narcotics trafficker has been brought back to India from the UAE, Union Home Minister Amit Shah confirmed on Friday, marking the latest handover in a string of extraditions between the two countries.
Virender Singh Basoya, described by authorities as a fugitive drug kingpin, was returned through the work of the Narcotics Control Bureau. Shah characterized the operation as reflecting a “top-to-bottom and bottom-to-top approach” and framed it as a “new milestone in the policy of zero tolerance against narcotics”.
Praising the agencies involved, the minister wrote that “Our agencies have once again proven that no matter where drug traffickers hide, they cannot escape the long arm of Indian law.”
The Basoya case follows a pattern established over recent months. This past May, the Central Bureau of Investigation reported taking custody of two separate fugitives handed over by Emirati authorities on the same day.
Among them was Aalok Kumar, who also went by the name Yashpal Singh. He faced charges that included cheating, forgery, criminal conspiracy, and using fraudulent documents to obtain passports. His case originated with Haryana Police, and he arrived on Indian soil on May 1.
The second individual, Kamlesh Parekh, was sought in connection with a substantial banking fraud tied to the Kolkata firm Shree Ganesh Jewellery House (I) Ltd. Investigators located Parekh in the UAE through an Interpol Red Notice, after which local authorities detained him. His transfer to Indian officials came once both governments completed the necessary legal procedures between their agencies.
The repeated handovers point to an ongoing working relationship between law enforcement in the two nations, particularly in pursuing those accused of financial and criminal wrongdoing across borders.
