New Delhi, A Delhi court has declared Siddharth Khera an absconder in the alleged ₹ 400 crore Seagull Maritime Agencies Pvt Ltd fraud case and directed the police to book him.
Judicial Magistrate First Class Deepakshi Rana said Khera failed to appear before the court despite the lapse of 30 days of proceedings under Section 82 of the Code of Criminal Procedure being executed. Ajay Khera, a former executive director of the Central Warehousing Corporation, was arrested on September 22, 2022, and chargesheeted in December that year. The Delhi High Court granted him bail in April 2023. The Delhi High Court, in 2023, noted that Siddharth Khera and his wife were living in the United States.
In an order dated September 30, the court said, “In these circumstances, accused Siddharth Khera is declared absconder in this case. The top court, in an order dated September 18, 2025, said the investigating agency “may resort to diplomatic channels to seek deportation of the main accused Sidharth Khera. SHO, PS concerned is directed to register the FIR against the accused. The development comes a year after the Supreme Court permitted the investigating agency to explore diplomatic channels to seek Khera’s deportation. The Supreme Court also permitted investigators to seek additional documents and cooperation from other accused in the case.
