Mehul Choksi (file photo) NEW DELHI: Fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi has not paid maintenance charges of about Rs 63 lakh for his flat at Gokul Apartments in Malabar Hill, Mumbai, news agency ANI reported, quoting a society member on Monday. The member told ANI that Choksi owns three units in the building – on the…
Mehul Choksi, a wealthy diamond dealer whom India has sought in connection with a fraud case involving one of India’s largest state-run banks, has been arrested in Belgium, his lawyer said on Monday. Mr. Choksi, 65, is wanted on charges relating to an attempt to defraud the publicly owned Punjab National Bank of nearly $1.8…
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…
India has requested the extradition of fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi, who was arrested on April 12, the Belgian Federal Public Service of Justice said on Monday. A team of Indian officials is also scheduled to visit Belgium to see to it that extradition proceedings against Choksi could start as early as possible, sources told India…
Mehul Choksi (File photo) NEW DELHI: Fugitive diamond merchantMehul Choksi, wanted in connection with PNB scam of around Rs 14,000 crore, was arrested on Saturday in Belgium after a renewed extradition push by Indian probe agencies.His arrest came after years of evading authorities since he fled India in 2018.Choksi, 65, was reportedly detained from a…
NEW DELHI: Fugitive jeweller Mehul Choksi made arrested in Belgium had made headlines four years ago when he had claimed abduction from the Caribbean island in May 2021. Later a detailed police report from Antigua supported his statement, identifying Hungarian national Barbara Jarabik and Gurdip Bath as prime conspirators in the plot. The report, accessed…
NEW DELHI: Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary on Monday hailed the arrest of fugitive diamond merchant Mehul Choksi in Belgium, calling it a “very big achievement” in India’s ongoing crackdown on economic offenders.Choksi, wanted in connection with the over Rs 13,000 crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud case, was arrested by Belgian authorities…
NEW DELHI: The Belgian government is closely monitoring the case of fugitive Indian businessman Mehul Choksi, while authorities in Antigua & Barbuda have confirmed that he left the Caribbean nation for medical treatment but remains an Antiguan citizen.David Jordens, Spokesperson and Head of Service for social media and press at Belgium’s Federal Public Service (FPS)…
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…
Mumbai court approves sale of Mehul Choksi’s assets worth Rs 2,565.90 crore A Mumbai court has approved the sale of assets worth Rs 2,565.90 crore ($312 million USD) seized from Mehul Choksi, a key figure in the Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud case. This move aims to compensate victims of the fraud. Over ₹125 crore…