Government On Mehul Choksi

Dominica PM Roosevelt Skerrit termed as "total nonsense" the claims that his government was involved in alleged "kidnapping" of fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi, wanted in Rs 13,500 crore PNB scam, from neighbouring Antigua and Barbuda.

India will continue to ensure that fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi is brought back to the country, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Thursday.

The Dominican government argued in court on Wednesday that Mehul Choksi -- the fugitive diamond trader wanted over the Rs 14,000 crore loan fraud at the Punjab National Bank -- be deported to India.

India will press for early deportation of Mehul Choksi in Dominica on the ground that he continues to be Indian citizen, a government official has told NDTV. Despite acquiring Antiguan citizenship, Mehul Choksi has not renounced his Indian citizenshi

The Leader of the Opposition (LOP) in the Dominica House of Assembly, Lennox Linton, on Monday slammed Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit's government over the arrest Mehul Choksi, saying 'no law, no constitution' lives in the country.

The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notice to Centre, Netflix and others on a plea of diamantaire Mehul Choksi, who is an accused in the PNB scam, against a single-judge bench order dismissing his petition seeking a pre-screening of a documentary titled "Bad Boy Billionaires", on Netflix.

The Antigua citizenship of diamond trader Mehul Chokshi - wanted in India in the Rs 13,500 crore Punjab National Bank scam -- will be scrapped once he has exhausted all his legal options, the government of the island nation has said, reported the Antigua Observer. The revocation of citizenship will pave the way for his extradition to India to stand...

A London court will announce its decision on former liquor baron Vijay Mallya's extradition on December 10, but with CBI Special Director Rakesh Asthana sent on forced leave by the central government, it's still unclear who will represent the agency at the hearing.

The request for extradition of fugitive diamond merchant Mehul Choksi is being "examined" by Antigua and Barbuda, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday.

Industrialist Vinay Mittal, who is wanted in seven bank fraud cases worth Rs 40 crore, has been extradited to India from Indonesia, officials said on Tuesday. His name had figured in a list of prominent fugitive economic offenders of the government, which also contained the names of Vijay Mallya, Nitin Sandesara, Nirav Modi, Mehul Choksi and Jatin ...

One of India's most wanted in a Rs 13,000 crore bank fraud case, Mehul Choksi, who fled the country in January, has blamed the government for the uncertain future he says his 6,000 employees and shareholders are facing. Speaking on camera for the second time from Antigua, where he has been living, Mehul Choksi said he had been living in "terror" ju...

Mehul Choksi, wanted in a Rs 13,000 crore bank fraud, has spoken on camera for the first time from Antigua, where he has been living amid efforts in India to bring him back. "All allegations against me are false and baseless," said the fugitive businessman, in an elaborate defence.

The Antigua and Barbuda government is examining India's request for the extradition of fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi, one of the prime accused in the Rs 13,500-crore Punjab National Bank fraud and who has now taken citizenship in that Caribbean nation, the External Affairs Ministry said on Thursday.

Senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram on Saturday wondered how diamond merchant Mehul Choksi fled the country even though he was under police investigation since 2016, and posed questions to the Centre and Gujarat government.

The Indian government has requested for extradition of fugitive celebrity jeweller Nirav Modi, wanted for a Rs13,500 crore bank fraud along with his uncle Mehul Choksi,from the United Kingdom, the parliament has been informed. The request has been sent by a Special Diplomatic Bagto the High Commission of India in London, VK Singh, Minister of State...

Dominica PM Roosevelt Skerrit termed as "total nonsense" the claims that his government was involved in alleged "kidnapping" of fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi, wanted in Rs 13,500 crore PNB scam, from neighbouring Antigua and Barbuda.

India will continue to ensure that fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi is brought back to the country, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Thursday.

The Dominican government argued in court on Wednesday that Mehul Choksi -- the fugitive diamond trader wanted over the Rs 14,000 crore loan fraud at the Punjab National Bank -- be deported to India.

India will press for early deportation of Mehul Choksi in Dominica on the ground that he continues to be Indian citizen, a government official has told NDTV. Despite acquiring Antiguan citizenship, Mehul Choksi has not renounced his Indian citizenshi

The Leader of the Opposition (LOP) in the Dominica House of Assembly, Lennox Linton, on Monday slammed Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit's government over the arrest Mehul Choksi, saying 'no law, no constitution' lives in the country.

The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notice to Centre, Netflix and others on a plea of diamantaire Mehul Choksi, who is an accused in the PNB scam, against a single-judge bench order dismissing his petition seeking a pre-screening of a documentary titled "Bad Boy Billionaires", on Netflix.

The Antigua citizenship of diamond trader Mehul Chokshi - wanted in India in the Rs 13,500 crore Punjab National Bank scam -- will be scrapped once he has exhausted all his legal options, the government of the island nation has said, reported the Antigua Observer. The revocation of citizenship will pave the way for his extradition to India to stand...

A London court will announce its decision on former liquor baron Vijay Mallya's extradition on December 10, but with CBI Special Director Rakesh Asthana sent on forced leave by the central government, it's still unclear who will represent the agency at the hearing.

The request for extradition of fugitive diamond merchant Mehul Choksi is being "examined" by Antigua and Barbuda, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday.

Industrialist Vinay Mittal, who is wanted in seven bank fraud cases worth Rs 40 crore, has been extradited to India from Indonesia, officials said on Tuesday. His name had figured in a list of prominent fugitive economic offenders of the government, which also contained the names of Vijay Mallya, Nitin Sandesara, Nirav Modi, Mehul Choksi and Jatin ...

One of India's most wanted in a Rs 13,000 crore bank fraud case, Mehul Choksi, who fled the country in January, has blamed the government for the uncertain future he says his 6,000 employees and shareholders are facing. Speaking on camera for the second time from Antigua, where he has been living, Mehul Choksi said he had been living in "terror" ju...

Mehul Choksi, wanted in a Rs 13,000 crore bank fraud, has spoken on camera for the first time from Antigua, where he has been living amid efforts in India to bring him back. "All allegations against me are false and baseless," said the fugitive businessman, in an elaborate defence.

The Antigua and Barbuda government is examining India's request for the extradition of fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi, one of the prime accused in the Rs 13,500-crore Punjab National Bank fraud and who has now taken citizenship in that Caribbean nation, the External Affairs Ministry said on Thursday.

Senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram on Saturday wondered how diamond merchant Mehul Choksi fled the country even though he was under police investigation since 2016, and posed questions to the Centre and Gujarat government.

The Indian government has requested for extradition of fugitive celebrity jeweller Nirav Modi, wanted for a Rs13,500 crore bank fraud along with his uncle Mehul Choksi,from the United Kingdom, the parliament has been informed. The request has been sent by a Special Diplomatic Bagto the High Commission of India in London, VK Singh, Minister of State...