CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (INFORMATION SECTION)
CBI Arrests Proclaimed Offender absconding for a Decade in an Impersonation Case
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a Proclaimed Offender, Jitendra Pathak, an accused in the case related to impersonation as an employee in the Lok Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi. He was absconding for last 10 years.
The CBI registered the instant case on 13.07.2009 against Jitendra Pathak and others for cheating the private person for getting employed in Parliament for Rs. 50000. After completion of investigation, he was chargesheeted along with another accused person.
During trial proceedings, the accused Jitendra Pathak did not appear before the Hon’ble Court ever after filing of chargesheet in December, 2009. Subsequently, persistent and sustained efforts were made to trace the accused during the course of Trial, however, he remained untraceable. After completion of all prescribed legal formalities, the accused Jitendra Pathak was declared a Proclaimed Offender on 28.09.2016 by Ld. Trial Court.
Based on inputs collected during field verification, it was revealed that the accused Jitendra Pathak was residing in Ludhiana, Punjab. The CBI conducted a meticulous operation, duly supported by technical analysis and successfully apprehended the Proclaimed Offender Jitendra Pathak on 19.08.2026 from Ludhiana, Punjab.
