There have been media experiences in Antigua that the police have launched a manhunt for Mehul Choksi. (File)
New Delhi:
Fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi, who is needed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED), has gone lacking in Antigua and Barbuda.
For the primary time, Choksi’s counsel advocate Vijay Aggarwal, confirmed that he’s lacking within the island nation.
In an unique assertion to ANI, his lawyer stated, “Mr Mehul Choksi is lacking. His members of the family are anxious and anxious and had known as me to debate. Antigua police is investigating. Household is at midnight and anxious about his security.”
There have been media experiences in Antigua that the police have launched a manhunt for Mehul Choksi. It was reported that Choksi left his dwelling final night to go for dinner at a well known restaurant within the southern a part of the island and was by no means seen once more. His car was found in Jolly Harbour later within the night, however no signal of him, reported Antiguan newsroom.
Choksi has been concerned in a authorized battle to cease his extradition again to India to reply fraud fees towards him. Police are but to concern an announcement on the matter, reported Antiguan newsroom.
Earlier, on the media experiences concerning his citizenship revocation concern, advocate Vijay Aggarwal had citizenship by an Antiguan civil court docket, his Advocate Vijay Aggarwal had clarified that “My consumer Mehul Choksi has clarified that he’s very a lot an Antiguan citizen. His citizenship has not been revoked.”
Earlier, Antiguan Prime Minister Gaston Browne had stated, the citizenship of fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi, an accused within the multi-crore Punjab Nationwide Financial institution rip-off, will probably be revoked and he will probably be extradited to India as soon as all his authorized choices are exhausted.
Choksi, 61-year-old is an Indian-born businessman, residing in Antigua and Barbuda and needed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED).
Earlier, Choksi in an interview with ANI had claimed that he’s harmless and all allegations towards him are false, baseless and motivated by political expediency.
Choksi holds Antiguan citizenship and is the proprietor of Gitanjali Group, a retail jewelry firm. An arrest warrant for Choksi has been issued in reference to the alleged Punjab Nationwide Financial institution fraud case. He was allegedly concerned in inventory market manipulation in 2013.
Just lately Nirav Modi, nephew of Choksi was ordered to be extradited to India from the UK to face fees of conspiring to defraud PNB of greater than a billion {dollars}, a UK decide dominated.
(Aside from the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV workers and is printed from a syndicated feed.)
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