New Delhi, April 11 Sahil Chauhan, a gangster wanted in multiple cases across different states and subject to an Interpol Red Notice, was deported from Thailand, officials said on Saturday.
Several other gangsters, including Rao Indrajit Yadav, have been apprehended in Dubai and other countries. Their paperwork is being processed, and extradition proceedings are underway, Haryana Police's STF IG B Satheesh Balan said.
Chauhan was located in Bangkok by the Central Bureau of Investigation using Interpol channels, and he was brought back to Indira Gandhi International Airport on Saturday morning, from where the Haryana Police's STF took him to their headquarters in Bhondsi, Gurugram, the officials said.
"The CBI, in collaboration with the Ministry of External Affairs and the Ministry of Home Affairs, successfully coordinated the return of the wanted fugitive Sahil Chauhan from Thailand on April 10," a statement from the CBI said.
Chauhan, a resident of Shahzadpur, Ambala, committed his first crime in 2016 and was wanted in 16 criminal cases involving murder, attempt to murder, robbery, and the use of illegal firearms. The Haryana Police had requested the CBI to issue a Red Notice against him, it said.
Chauhan, a key member of the Bhuppi Rana Gang and the Bambiha Gang, operated in the areas of Haryana, Punjab, and Chandigarh. He was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for firing upon rival gangster Monu Rana in the Jagadhari court on January 4, 2017. However, after being released on bail, he fled to Bengaluru, Balan said.
He was also associated with Gurugram's Kaushal Chaudhary gang.
In 2024, using a fake passport, he fled abroad from Bengaluru. He then travelled to various countries for two years, and recently reached Thailand, the IG said.
He was trying to renew his father's passport, as his father was due for dialysis. He wanted to take his father to Thailand. Meanwhile, the STF learned about his presence there, Balan said.
He also attempted to travel to Portugal via a different route. His passport was made at an address in Bengaluru, which was seized on March 17, he added.
This is the fifth deportation secured by the Haryana Police in 2026. Earlier, Ankit Shokeen, Aman Bhainswal, Sombir Motta, and Shilu Dahar have also been deported this year, Balan said.
