Mehul Choksi

Fugitive Businessman Mehul Choksi, In Antigua, Surrenders Indian Passport

India News | NDTV News Desk | Monday January 21, 2019

Fugitive jeweller Mehul Choksi has given up his Indian citizenship and surrendered his passport to Antigua. The move is seen as an attempt to avoid extradition to India, where he is wanted by multiple agencies for loan fraud.

Government Sacks 2 PNB Executives In Connection With Nirav Modi Fraud: Report

Business | Thomson Reuters | Sunday January 20, 2019

Nirav Modi and his uncle Mehul Choksi, who left India before the fraud was discovered, have denied the accusations.

Mehul Choksi Company's Thailand Factory Seized By Enforcement Directorate

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday January 4, 2019

The Enforcement Directorate today said it has attached a factory in Thailand worth over Rs 13 crore of a Gitanjali group company, owned by absconding diamond jeweller Mehul Choksi, in connection with the alleged USD 2 billion PNB fraud case.

"Can't Travel 41 Hours To India": Mehul Choksi Tells Court, Blames Agency

India News | Edited by Shylaja Varma | Tuesday December 25, 2018

Fugitive jeweller Mehul Choksi has told a court in Mumbai that he cannot travel to India, where he is wanted by investigating agencies for loan fraud, as he cannot bear a 41-hour journey from Antigua because of his poor health.

CBI Arrests 10 Over Misuse Of PNB Letters Of Undertaking Worth 9 Crore

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday December 19, 2018

The CBI has arrested 10 people for alleged misuse of Lettter of Undertakings worth over Rs 9 crore in the Punjab National Bank's Brady House branch, the fountainhead of a USD 2 billion scam perpetrated by billionaires Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi, officials said on Wednesday.

Interpol Arrest Warrant Against Fugitive Mehul Choksi On CBI's Request

India News | Reported By Neeta Sharma, Edited By Debjani Chatterjee | Thursday December 13, 2018

Interpol arrest warrant against fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi on CBI's request.

Vijay Mallya In UK Court For Decision On Return To India: 10 Points

India News | Reported by Radhika Iyer, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Monday December 10, 2018

Whether fugitive tycoon Vijay Mallya will be extradited to India to face fraud investigations is likely to be decided by a court in the UK today. He is wanted in India for defaulting on Rs 9,000 crore in loans to his failed Kingfisher Airlines. He repeated to reporters that he was ready to repay 100 per cent the principle that he owes -- an offer h...

Fugitive Economic Offenders Should Not Get Sanctuary: PM Modi

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday December 7, 2018

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today expressed the hope that India's efforts to ensure economic offenders who flee the country do not get safe havens abroad will show results.

Centre Had Evidence Before Nirav Modi, Mehul Choksi Fled: Rahul Gandhi

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday December 3, 2018

Congress president Rahul Gandhi alleged that the government had evidence to arrest Nirav Modi and his uncle Mehul Choksi months before they fled the country but did not do so as Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's daughter was hired as Choksi's lawyer.

Nirav Modi Fears Being Lynched If He Returns To India, Says Lawyer

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday December 1, 2018

Celebrity jeweller Nirav Modi, a key accused in the Rs 13,000-crore PNB fraud case, can't return to India as he is afraid of "getting lynched", his lawyer told the court. The Enforcement Directorate(ED) has dismissed the claim as"irrelevant" and said if he felt there were "security threats", he should have filed a police complaint.

Mehul Choksi May Return To India In 3 Months If Medically Fit: Lawyer

India News | Edited by Shylaja Varma | Saturday November 17, 2018

Fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi, wanted in a Rs 13,000 crore bank fraud, may return to India in three months "if his condition gets better", his lawyer said. The lawyer told a Mumbai court on Saturday that Mehul Choksi is not in a position to record his statement, news agency ANI reported. The 59-year-old had claimed he left India in January for ...

Top Bosses Sent Away, Headless CBI Struggles To Handle Crucial Cases

India News | Written by Neeta Sharma | Tuesday November 13, 2018

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.

Probe Agency Given 3-Day Transit To Take Mehul Choksi Associate To Mumbai

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday November 6, 2018

An executive of a firm linked to fugitive Mehul Choksi was arrested from Kolkata's Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose airport by Enforcement Directorate or ED officials under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, officials said Tuesday.

Mehul Choksi's Associate Arrested In Kolkata Over PNB Fraud

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday November 5, 2018

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested an executive of a firm linked to fugitive jeweller Mehul Choksi on Monday in connection with its money-laundering probe in the USD 2-billion PNB fraud case, officials said.

Probe Agency Seizes Nirav Modi's Assets Worth 255 Crore Rupees In Hong Kong

Business | Press Trust of India | Thursday October 25, 2018

PNB fraud: Nirav Modi, his uncle Mehul Choksi and others are being probed under various criminal laws after the fraud came to light this year.