UK-Initiated Extradition: Indian National to Face Fraud and Money Laundering Charges in US

A London-arrested Indian national, Sundar Nagarajan (also known by aliases), has been extradited to the United States. The extradition follows his consent to face trial in the U.S. after being arrested on a provisional American warrant as part of a coordinated US-UK action against terrorism financing.

Nagarajan, a Madurai-born accountant, was linked to the finances of the designated Hizballah terrorist organization. The US sought him for fraud and money laundering offenses. Initially challenging extradition on human rights and dual criminality grounds, Nagarajan later consented.

Arrested by the Metropolitan Police’s National Extradition Unit in April, Nagarajan’s extradition was confirmed by the UK’s Crown Prosecution Service.

The arrest was part of ongoing actions related to suspected terrorist financing and money laundering, connected to Nazem Ahmad, an art collector and diamond dealer suspected of funding Hizballah. Ahmad and his associates, including Nagarajan, faced sanctions from both the UK and US governments. The extradition process began after Nagarajan’s arrest earlier this year.