New Delhi: The Dominica High Court denied bail to Mehul Choksi fugitive jeweller needed in India on Rs 13,500 crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud expenses on the grounds that he’s a flight threat.
Choksi mysteriously went lacking on May 23 from Antigua and Barbuda the place he has been staying since 2018 as a citizen, he alleged that he was kidnapped from Antigua by the Indian and Antiguan law enforcement officials alongside together with his lady pal, Barbara Jarabica.
In his letter to Antigua Police, Mehul Choksi claimed being kidnapped from the house of Barbara Jarabica and brought to Dominica on a ship. Barbara Jarabica then got here out brazenly talked about this complete alleged abduction claims and divulged details about his plan of visiting Cuba.
Later, the Dominican authorities has declared him as a ‘prohibited immigrant’. In truth, the Dominican National Security and Home Affairs ministry has directed the police to take vital motion to take away Choksi from Dominica as per the process. On the opposite hand, his lawyer Vijay Aggarwal has claimed final week that Choksi didn’t enter Dominica illegally and the police can’t arrest him as he isn’t a “prohibited immigrant”.
Choksi alongside together with his nephew Nirav Modi is accused within the Rs 13,500 crore Punjab National Bank fraud case. India had already introduced its case to allow extradition and current proof of Choksi’s monetary fraud to Dominica and urged the nation to clear his deportation.
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday stated all efforts will proceed to be made to deliver again fugitives to face justice in India.
“As regards Mehul Choksi, I don’t have any particular update this week. He remains in the custody of Dominican authorities and certain legal proceedings are underway,” PTI quoted MEA official spokesperson Arindam Bagchi as saying at a web-based media briefing.
