On February 27, 2026, the CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation) announced the arrest of Anant Tambitkar, a proclaimed offender (PO) who had been absconding for nearly 30 years. The case dates back to 1992 when the CBI registered a bank fraud case involving fraudulent transactions that caused losses to the State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur (SBBJ). Following the filing of a chargesheet in 1996 and trial completion, nine accused were convicted. Anant Tambedkar, implicated in the fraudulent transactions, absconded after the chargesheet and was declared a proclaimed offender. His location was confirmed in Mumbai using technical intelligence and field verification, leading to his arrest by the CBI team on February 26, 2026. He has been sent to judicial custody. The source is CBI, PIB Mumbai, and Sriyanka Chatterjee/Darshana Rane.
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Key Entities Referenced
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI): The agency that apprehended the proclaimed offender in the bank fraud case.
Proclaimed Offender: The legal status of the accused, Anant Tambitkar, after absconding.
Bank Fraud Case: The case registered by CBI in 1992 involving fraudulent transactions causing loss to State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur (SBBJ).
State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur (SBBJ): The bank that suffered losses due to the fraudulent transactions in the bank fraud case.
Mumbai: Location where the accused was found and arrested.
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
CBI Arrests Proclaimed Offender absconding for
30 Years in a Bank Fraud Case
Posted On: 27 FEB 2026 8:31PM by PIB Mumbai
New Delhi/Mumbai, 27 February 2026
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has apprehended a Proclaimed Offender (PO) Anant
Tambitkar, after nearly three decades of absconding.
The CBI registered a bank fraud case in 1992 involving fraudulent financial transactions that
caused wrongful loss to State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur (SBBJ). 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.
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(Source: CBI) | PIB Mumbai | Sriyanka Chatterjee/Darshana Rane
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