The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has apprehended a Proclaimed Offender (PO) Anant Tambitkar, after around three decades of absconding. The case is 30 years old. The CBI had registered a bank fraud case in 1992 involving fraudulent financial transactions that caused wrongful loss to State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur (SBBJ).
State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur (SBBJ) was a major subsidiary of the State Bank of India (SBI) that merged with the parent entity on March 31, 2017.
After investigation, a chargesheet was filed in 1996 and after completion of trial, nine accused were convicted by the Court. The accused Anant Tambedkar (alias Anant Tambitkar), one of the accused who had participated in the fraudulent transactions through forgery and related criminal misconduct, absconded after the filing of the chargesheet and was declared a Proclaimed Offender. He remained absconding for nearly 30 years, and his trial was separated by the Court.
On the basis of technical intelligence and field verification his location was confirmed in Mumbai leading to his arrest by the CBI Team on 26.02.2026. He has been arrested and is sent to judicial custody after due legal procedure.
