Fugitive Diamantaire Mehul Choksi Lacking In Antigua, Says Attorney

New Delhi:

Fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi, who’s sought after via the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED), has long gone lacking in Antigua and Barbuda.

For the primary time, Choksi’s suggest suggest Vijay Aggarwal, showed that he’s lacking within the island country.

In an unique commentary to ANI, his legal professional stated, “Mr Mehul Choksi is lacking. His members of the family are nervous and concerned and had referred to as me to speak about. Antigua police is investigating. Circle of relatives is in the dead of night and nervous about his protection.”

There have been media stories in Antigua that the police have introduced a manhunt for Mehul Choksi. It was once reported that Choksi left his house final night time to move for dinner at a well known eating place within the southern a part of the island and was once by no means noticed once more. His automobile was once found out in Jolly Harbour later within the night time, however no signal of him, reported Antiguan newsroom.

Choksi has been enthusiastic about a felony fight to forestall his extradition again to India to reply to fraud fees in opposition to him. Police are but to factor a commentary at the subject, reported Antiguan newsroom.

Previous, at the media stories referring to his citizenship revocation factor, suggest Vijay Aggarwal had citizenship via an Antiguan civil court docket, his Suggest Vijay Aggarwal had clarified that “My consumer Mehul Choksi has clarified that he’s very a lot an Antiguan citizen. His citizenship has no longer been revoked.”

Previous, Antiguan Top Minister Gaston Browne had stated, the citizenship of fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi, an accused within the multi-crore Punjab Nationwide Financial institution rip-off, shall be revoked and he’s going to be extradited to India as soon as all his felony choices are exhausted.

Choksi, 61-year-old is an Indian-born businessman, living in Antigua and Barbuda and sought after via the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED).

Previous, Choksi in an interview with ANI had claimed that he’s blameless and all allegations in opposition to him are false, baseless and motivated via political expediency.

Choksi holds Antiguan citizenship and is the landlord of Gitanjali Workforce, a retail jewelry corporate. An arrest warrant for Choksi has been issued in reference to the alleged Punjab Nationwide Financial institution fraud case. He was once allegedly enthusiastic about inventory marketplace manipulation in 2013.

Lately Nirav Modi, nephew of Choksi was once ordered to be extradited to India from the UK to stand fees of conspiring to defraud PNB of greater than 1000000000 bucks, a UK pass judgement on dominated.

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