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NEW DELHI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said a “ruthless approach” must be adopted to bring every fugitive before the Indian justice system in a time-bound manner.

He also underlined that India cannot be truly secure until those residing abroad and harming the country’s economy, sovereignty, and security begin to fear the Indian laws.

Addressing a conference on ‘Extradition of Fugitives – Challenges and Strategies’ organised by the CBI here, Shah asked all the states to set up at least one prison cell of international standards to blunt the claims of poor standards of Indian jails often made by fugitives in foreign courts to counter their extradition proceedings.

The home minister also suggested developing a coordination mechanism between the passport issu

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