Gyaneshwar Kaushik alias Gyan, initially a resident of Khajuri Khas in Delhi, had been evading arrest since 2014, when a dishonest case was registered towards him at Dwarka North police station.
He was declared a proclaimed offender by a Delhi courtroom in 2023, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime) Vikram Singh stated. “Acting on a tip-off about his hideout, police traced him to Porvorim in North Goa, the place he was residing below the alias Anil Jaiswal.
“After a two-day surveillance operation with the help of the native police, the accused was held on August 19,” the officer stated.
According to police, Kaushik started his profession as a tele-caller promoting insurance coverage insurance policies earlier than shifting into fraudulent funding schemes. “He established an organization in his personal identify and lured folks with guarantees of excessive returns on investments. In one such case, he cheated a lady in Dwarka of over ₹1 lakh and later fled the town,” an officer stated.
Investigations revealed that Kaushik and his associates operated name centres to focus on victims throughout India. He has a number of instances registered towards him in Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Chandigarh and Rajasthan, police stated.
In addition to the 2014 instances in Dwarka, he has additionally confronted instances in Hyderabad below the IT Act and dishonest expenses, the officer added. He was additionally arrested in 2016 by Paschim Vihar East police in an identical case however continued his legal actions after being launched, they added.
Kaushik confessed to residing in premium motels and repair residences in Goa to evade legislation enforcement. The police at the moment are sharing his particulars with different states the place instances are registered, the officer stated.
Further investigation is underway to determine his associates and hint the cash path, police stated.
Published – August 23, 2025 06:33 pm IST
