Face2News/Lucknow. 

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a Proclaimed Offender, Sameer Joshi, in a financial fraud case. 

The CBI registered the instant case on 13.08.2012 on a complaint received from LIC, Lucknow alleging misappropriation of LIC funds by the accused persons by preparing forged cheques for fraudulent LIC policy claimed against non-existent policy holders diversion ill-gotten money and falsification of books of accounts to cover the financial fraud of Rs. 6,37,66,660 committed during February, 2006 to August, 2010 at LIC, Jankipuram, Lucknow. 

After completion of investigation, CBI filed chargesheet on 21.08.2014 against 12 accused persons, including the accused Sameer Joshi.

The accused Sameer Joshi conspired with the accused Pankaj Saxena, the then Higher Grade Assistant, LIC, for preparation of fake LIC cheques in the name of Sameer Joshi, Anju Joshi (wife of Sameer Joshi) and Jitendra Kumar (employee of Sameer Joshi), the proceeds of which, amounting to around Rs.62 lakh were encashed and distributed amongst themselves. The accused Sameer Joshi was arrested during investigation and later obtained bail. Thereafter, he jumped bail and had been absconding. He was declared Proclaimed Offender on 24.12.2025.

On the basis of information collected from sources, the accused Sameer Joshi was located and apprehended from a Metro Station in Lucknow on 31.03.2026. He has been arrested and produced before the concerned Trial Court on 31.03.2026, which has been pleased to remand him to Judicial Custody.