Union Cabinet approves extradition treaties with Kenya, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyz
India and Seychelles, too, signed an extradition treaty during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit there in June.
On Tuesday, India's Union Cabinet approved extradition treaties with Kenya, Kazakhstan, and the Kyrgyz Republic, expanding the country's legal framework to combat transnational crimes. The cabinet also granted ex-post facto approval for signing and notifying a treaty with Seychelles, a country with which India already has an extradition arrangement.
This move brings the total number of countries with extradition treaties with India to 52. Since 2019, India has successfully extradited 25 fugitives to the country, with 42 fugitives coming through deportation. Home Minister Amit Shah emphasized the government's commitment to strengthening national security and bringing fugitives hiding abroad back to India.
The Central Bureau of Investigation has established an extradition cell to streamline the process of sending extradition requests to foreign countries.
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