CBI coordinates return of accused drug smuggler from UAE

Key Points

1. Ritik Bajaj, wanted in a drug smuggling case, was returned from the UAE on December 23, 2025.
2. The CBI coordinated with the MEA and the Ministry of Home Affairs for the extradition.
3. An Interpol Red Notice was issued against Ritik Bajaj on October 9, 2025, at the request of the Delhi Police.
4. The CBI coordinated with Interpol NCB Bangkok and Abu Dhabi to locate the accused.
5. A team from the Delhi Police traveled to the UAE to bring Ritik Bajaj back to India.
6. More than 150 wanted criminals have been brought back through CBI's Interpol coordination in recent years.