CBI Arrests Fodder Scam Proclaimed Offender After 25 Years on the Run
New Delhi,October 23, 2026, ANB,The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested proclaimed offender Satyendra Kumar, who had been evading arrest for more than 25 years in a fodder scam case.
According to the CBI, the accused absconded after the charge sheet was filed in the case in 2001. As he failed to appear before the court to face trial, a permanent arrest warrant was issued against him.
Following sustained physical and technical surveillance, supported by human intelligence, the CBI traced his location to Nepal. The accused subsequently entered India and was travelling by train from Guna in Madhya Pradesh to Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh on October 22, 2026.
Acting on specific intelligence inputs, the CBI constituted a dedicated team to apprehend him during his journey. The team was deployed at Lucknow railway station ahead of the train's arrival, where the accused was apprehended around midnight and subsequently arrested.
The accused is being brought to Ranchi on transit remand for production before the competent court to face trial, the agency said. ANB
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