Jharkhand gangster wanted in extortion cases extradited from Azerbaijan

Sunil Kumar, a member of the Jharkhand-based Aman Sahu gang wanted in a series of extortion cases, was extradited from Azerbaijan on Saturday in an operation coordinated by the CBI with Jharkhand Police and Interpol, officials said.

Kumar, alias Mayank Singh, is believed to be a key operative of an organised criminal network of Sahu in Jharkhand and several other states.

Wanted by the Jharkhand Police and facing an Interpol Red Notice, he was brought to Mumbai from Baku by a team of the state police on Saturday.

“The International Police Cooperation Unit (IPCU) of the CBI, in collaboration with NCB-Baku, successfully brought back the wanted Red Notice subject Kumar to India on August 23. A three-member team of the Jharkhand Police went to Baku, Azerbaijan, on August 19 to bring back Kumar,” a CBI spokesperson said.

She said Kumar was earlier geolocated in Azerbaijan through close follow up by the CBI through Interpol with NCB-Baku.

“The team of the Jharkhand Police along with the subject arrived at CSMI Airport, Mumbai, on August 23 from Azerbaijan,” she said.

He allegedly used WhatsApp to issue menacing threats in order to extort money, primarily targeting business owners, coal transporters and railway contractors.

Several cases have been registered against him in various states in India, the statement said.

A Red Notice was published by the CBI through Interpol on October 10 last year. Red Notice alerts all 196 member countries to detain a fugitive.