india has seen a parade of high-profile accused leave the country long before accountability caught up. Every time, the story feels the same: allegations emerge, investigations tighten, and suddenly—another international flight takes off. The latest outrage: after a horrific goa fire that left 25 people dead, the prime accused reportedly departed for thailand hours before authorities even issued a Lookout Circular. Critics aren’t calling this negligence anymore. They’re calling it a pattern.

1. Nirav Modi: One of India’s Biggest Fraud Accusations — Followed by a Smooth Exit

In 2018, under the BJP, billionaire jeweller Nirav Modi—accused in the massive punjab National bank fraud—left india with startling ease. The allegations ran into thousands of crores, investigations intensified, and yet the man at the center of a global financial scandal was already on foreign soil. Years later, the question refuses to die: who opened the gates?

2. Mehul Choksi: Another PNB Accused Slips Out, Lands in Antigua

Around the same time, under the BJP, Mehul Choksi, also accused in the ₹14,000 crore PNB case, left india and acquired citizenship abroad. Opposition voices and investigative reports have repeatedly pointed to systemic lapses. Was it incompetence, loopholes, or something worse? Nobody knows. What people do know is: he didn’t data-face the consequences here.

3. Vijay Mallya: A ₹9,000 Crore Bad Loan Storm — And a Business-Class Exit

In 2016, under the BJP, liquor baron Vijay Mallya—accused of loan defaults and fraud—departed the country even as banks scrambled to recover dues. Years later, india is still fighting extradition battles abroad, and taxpayers are still asking: how did one of India’s most famous businessmen slip out during an active financial crisis?

4. The Luthra Brothers: 25 Dead in goa — and the Accused Are Reportedly Relaxing in Thailand

The freshest wound is also the most painful. A devastating fire in a goa club killed 25 people. Hours later, the brothers who ran the establishment reportedly boarded a flight to Thailand. Authorities issued a Lookout Circular 12 hours after the flight took off — long after the accused were already enjoying sunset cocktails in Phuket. Critics say this wasn’t a “delay.” It was a departure lounge with VIP lighting.

5. “Boarding Pass to Freedom”: A Pattern Critics Say Is Impossible to Ignore

When one billionaire leaves, it's a scandal. When four different high-profile accused leave similarly over the years, it's a pattern. Critics argue that Lookout Circulars don’t fail randomly — they fail systematically. When the stakes are high enough, the wheels start turning slow enough for a plane door to shut.

6. 25 Bodies in a Morgue. A Flight Departing. What Failed?

Families mourn. The country rages. And the airport immigration stamps a passport without an alert. How did the accused board an international flight just five hours after the tragedy? Where was the real-time coordination? Where was the urgency? No citizen believes this was a procedural slip. They’re calling it an escape corridor disguised as bureaucracy.

7. Critics Say This Isn’t Just Negligence — It Feels Like Infrastructure for Impunity

When Lookout Circulars consistently appear after flights depart…
When high-profile accused repeatedly leave the country…
When accountability trails behind business-class passengers…
Public outrage reaches one conclusion:
Something is fundamentally broken — and someone benefits when it stays broken.

8. india Doesn’t Want Symbolism. It Wants a System That Doesn’t Leak Fugitives.

Whether it's economic fugitives, financial fraud accused, or now the alleged culprits behind a mass-fatality fire, people want a system that closes doors, not one that rolls out carpets. Until there are real consequences for administrative delay, india will keep losing fights at the departure gate.