UAE Deports Indian Fugitive Wanted in Dh958 Million Betting and Money Laundering Case : PMPMedia.io

By Arijit Roul - 11 Sep, 2025 More about the author

The State Monitoring Committee (SMC) had been pursuing the suspect since he allegedly vanished following a March 2023 raid on a commercial complex in Ahmedabad. The UAE deported an individual accused in India of tax evasion, illegal gambling, and money laundering, as announced by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) through an official press release.

On September 5, 2023, Indian authorities brought Harshit Babulal Jain to Ahmedabad, where he was handed over to Gujarat Police, stated the CBI, India’s federal investigation body and Interpol liaison office. A Red Notice was issued against Jain by Interpol in August 2023, at the request of Gujarat Police, according to the CBI. The agency also revealed that cooperation with India’s Ministry of External Affairs, Ministry of Home Affairs, and UAE authorities enabled this deportation.

Interpol Aids in Jain’s Deportation from Dubai Over Massive Betting Scam

Reports from Indian media citing Gujarat Police have identified Jain as the primary accused in a massive betting racket, estimated to have routed Rs 2,300 crore (approximately Dh958 million) through numerous bank accounts. Deputy Inspector General Nirlipta Rai of the SMC revealed that Rs 9.62 crore (equivalent to Dh4 million) distributed across 481 accounts had been frozen. Over 1,500 financial accounts were linked to the illegal activities.

Rai claimed that after an Interpol notification, Jain was located in Dubai and deported following a formal proposal that was submitted to the authorities in the UAE in December 2023. Jain was being hunted down since he was allegedly missing since a raid on a commercial complex in Ahmedabad in March 2023, when police allegedly first discovered evidence of the extensive betting and money laundering operation. The CBI said that over 100 wanted persons have been sent back to India in the last couple of years under the coordination of Interpol, with most of them originating in the Gulf region.