Fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi had gone missing in Antigua and Barbuda.
Fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi, who had mysteriously gone missing from Antigua three days, has reportedly been found in Dominica. Choksi, the co-accused in the Punjab National Bank (PNB) rip-off, is in the custofy of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in Dominica, experiences stated.Â
Choksi, who had taken the citizenship of the Caribbean island nation of Antigua and Barbuda, was seen driving in the southern space of the island on Sunday May, 23.
Later, his automobile was found however there was no hint of Choksi, the experiences stated. Questions despatched to his lawyer concerning the experiences remained unanswered.
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Choksi and his nephew Nirav Modi are needed for allegedly siphoning off Rs 13,500 crore of public cash from the state-run Punjab National Bank (PNB), utilizing letters of enterprise.
While Modi is in a London jail after repeated denial of bail and is contesting extradition to India, Choksi had taken the citizenship of Antigua and Barbuda in 2017 utilizing the Citizenship by Investment programme, earlier than fleeing India in the primary week of January 2018. The rip-off got here to mild subsequently. Both are going through a CBI probe.
(With inputs from businesses)
