Absconding diamond merchant Mehul Choksi, a key accused in the ₹13,000 crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud case, has been detained in Belgium and is set to be extradited to India. The development marks a significant step for Indian investigative agencies seeking to prosecute Choksi, who fled the country in 2018. While the criminal case…
NEW DELHI: Fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi is reportedly living in Belgium’s Antwerp with his wife, Preeti Choksi, after securing an ‘F Residency Card’ in the country, according to a media report. Indian authorities have reportedly urged Belgium to initiate his extradition to India after knowing his whereabouts, the Associated Times reported. Choksi, accused of defrauding…
The TOI Correspondent from Washington: New Delhi is close to having Tahawwur Rana, a former Pakistani Army doctor and 26/11 Mumbai terrorist attack accused, brought to justice after US Supreme Court Associate Justice Elena Kagan rejected his emergency application on Thursday to stay his extradition to India. Rana’s attorneys immediately bumped up the application to…