Emergency teams in Kuwait handle the Messila workshop fire.

KUWAIT, Sept 11: Firefighting teams from Mishref and Al-Qurain successfully contained a fire that broke out Thursday afternoon at a boat repair workshop and storage facility located in one of the marine clubs in the Messila area.

The teams promptly responded to the incident, battling the blaze and bringing it under control without any reported injuries, the Kuwait Fire Force said in a statement.

Fugitive Munawar Khan was brought back to India by the CBI with Kuwait’s assistance.

NEW DELHI, Sept 11:  The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has successfully coordinated the extradition of wanted fugitive Munawar Khan from Kuwait, utilizing INTERPOL’s channels. Khan, who is wanted in India for charges of forgery and cheating, was brought back on 11 September 2025.

The extradition was made possible through the collaboration of the CBI’s International Police Cooperation Unit (IPCU), the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), and Kuwait’s National Central Bureau (NCB), the CBI said in an official statement.

Munawar Khan, who had been under a Red Notice issued by INTERPOL, was escorted by a team of Kuwait Police. He arrived at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad, where a CBI team took custody of him, according to the release.

“Munawar Khan has been escorted by a team of Kuwait Police and arrived at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad, from Kuwait. The custody of the subject was taken over by a team of CBI, STB, Chennai at the Airport on 11.09.2025,” the CBI said in a statement.

The CBI, serving as the National Central Bureau for INTERPOL in India, works closely with law enforcement agencies through the BHARATPOL network to coordinate international extraditions. In recent years, more than 130 wanted criminals have been returned to India through INTERPOL’s assistance.

This follows another recent successful extradition by the CBI. On 5 September 2025, the agency, in coordination with the Gujarat Police, the MEA, and the Ministry of Home Affairs, facilitated the return of Harshit Babulal Jain from the United Arab Emirates. Jain is wanted in Gujarat for tax evasion, illegal gambling, and money laundering.

The CBI’s successful coordination in both cases demonstrates its ongoing commitment to bringing fugitives back to India through international cooperation.

KUWAIT CITY, Sep 10: Two Asian expatriates were rushed to Jahra Hospital in critical condition after allegedly consuming a chemical substance believed to be linked to alcohol. The men, aged 25 and 26, both of the same nationality and living together, arrived at the hospital around 8:00 a.m. in a comatose state.

According to security sources, doctors immediately conducted medical examinations, including MRI scans, before transferring the patients to the intensive care unit. The hospital administration promptly notified the Operations Room and the concerned police station.

While the exact cause of their condition remains under investigation, authorities have not ruled out the possibility that the men consumed toxic alcohol. Samples of the suspected substance are being analyzed to confirm whether it was contaminated liquor. Officials noted that similar cases were reported last month, several of which resulted in fatalities.