The Madhya Pradesh Economic Offences Wing detained P C Singh, bishop of the Church of North India’s Jabalpur Diocese, from Nagpur Airport on Monday.
Singh a senior official of the Church of North India (CNI) was absconding since EOW raided his residential premises in Madhya Pradesh in a forgery case.
EOW on Thursday had recovered Rs 1.65 crore in cash and around Rs 14 lakh worth of foreign currency from the bishop’s residence in Jabalpur during the search.
According to reports, Bishop was travelling in Germany during the raid.
The EOW had registered the case against Bishop Singh after a complaint alleged that he indulged in financial misconduct in running an educational society when he was the chairman.
A case is registered against Singh and former assistant registrar of Firms and Societies B S Solanki under Indian Penal Code Sections 420 (cheating), 406 (criminal breach of trust), 468 (forgery for purpose of cheating), 471 (using a forge document or electronic record) and 120 B (punishment for criminal conspiracy).
