51 scamsters who escaped from India have created more than 17 thousand crores. Union Minister of State for Finance Anurag Singh Thakur gave this information in a written reply to a question on 'Fugitive Economic Offenders' in Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. These include fugitives like Vijay Mallya and Nirav Modi.
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In his statement, Thakur said that CBI has told that to date 51 abscondings and 66 declared absconding criminals have fled to other countries. He said, 'CBI has reported that a total of about Rs 17,947.11 crore fraud has been committed by the accused persons in these cases.' They were asked how many concessions were given or loans were waived in these incidents.
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Besides Thakur said that the ED and CBI filed the application in respect of these cases the competent courts and the investigation or continue other operations. He said that CBI is working on 51 extradition requests in respect of declared criminals and absconding people, who are pending in various stages. Talking about other central agencies, Anurag Thakur said that Central Indirect Tax Board and Customs Department (CBIC) report about the six fugitive economic criminals who have illegally left the country.
