New Delhi, Sunil Kumar, a member of the Aman Sahu gang based in Jharkhand, wanted in a series of forced recovery cases, extradited in an operation coordinated by the Jharkhand Police and Interpol from Azerbaijan on Saturday, officials said.
Kumar, who is more commonly identified with his surname Mayank Singh, is considered a major operation of an organized criminal network of Aman Sahu in Jharkhand and many other states.
He wanted to face an interpol red notice by the Jharkhand Police, he was brought to Mumbai by a team of state police on Saturday, he said.
“In collaboration with the CBI’s International Police Cooperation Unit, NCB-Baku, successfully brought the desired red notice topic Sunil Kumar to India. A three-member team of Jharkhand Police went to Baku, Azerbaijan on August 19, 2025, who said to bring back the subject, to bring back the topic.
He said that Kumar was earlier geolocated through close follow-up by CBI through Interpol with NCB-Bachau in Azerbaijan.
He said, “The Jharkhand Police team arrived at CSMI Airport in Mumbai from Azerbaijan on August 23, 2025.”
He allegedly used WhatsApp to release the dangers to withdraw money, mainly targeting business owners, coal transporters and railway contractors.
The spokesperson said, “Aman Sahu is a member of the gang using Sunil Kumar theme Mayank Singh. Aman Sahu is a gangster from Jharkhand, whose colleagues are working as an organized criminal gang,” the spokesperson said.
He said that Kumar is allegedly threatening business personnel, coal transporters and railway contractors to withdraw money.
The statement said that several cases have been registered in various states of India.
On October 10 last year, a red notice was published by the CBI through Interpol. Red notice warns all 196 member countries to detain a fugitive.
He said, “A extradition request was sent to Azerbaijan officers on 07.01.2025 through diplomatic channels. Later a team of Jharkhand Police was formed to bring back the subject from Azerbaijan,” he said.
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