Mehul Choksi

India's Largest Law Firm Under CBI Scanner In PNB Fraud Probe

India News | Reuters | Wednesday September 19, 2018

PNB scam: India's largest law firm, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas or CAM, is being scrutinised by probe agencies after they seized documents related to the Rs 13,000 crore fraud at state-run Punjab National Bank from CAM's premises in February, a lawyer representing the government and a police source said.

Rahul Gandhi Targets PM's "Blue-Eyed Boy" For Diluted Vijay Mallya Notice

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday September 15, 2018

Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday alleged that it was Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "blue-eyed boy" in the CBI who weakened the lookout notice against fugitive tycoon Vijay Mallya and allowed him to flee the country.

Rahul Gandhi Accuses Senior CBI Officer For Helping Vijay Mallya Escape

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday September 15, 2018

Congress President Rahul Gandhi today accused former CBI joint director AK Sharma, who is also a former Gujarat IPS officer, of helping fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya to escape from the country.

If Allegations Baseless, Mehul Choksi Should Face Trial: Salman Khurshid

India News | ANI | Wednesday September 12, 2018

Fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi should come and face the allegations in the country, that's the standard for everyone, said Congress leader Salman Khurshid.

From Antigua Hideout, Mehul Choksi Frets About Employees, Shareholders

India News | Reported by Neeta Sharma, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Wednesday September 12, 2018

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 Illegally Held Indian And Antiguan Passports: Investigators

India News | NDTV News Desk | Tuesday September 11, 2018

Mehul Choksi, accused in a Rs 13,000 crore bank fraud, illegally held an Antiguan passport even when his Indian passport had not been cancelled, investigators have said.

Mehul Choksi Speaks From Antigua Hideout: "Properties Seized Illegally"

India News | NDTV News Desk | Tuesday September 11, 2018

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.

Probe Agency Sends Reminder For Red Corner Notice Against Mehul Choksi

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday September 10, 2018

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has sent a reminder to Interpol about its application seeking a red corner notice against Mehul Choksi in connection with the alleged $2 billion PNB money laundering case, officials said on Monday.

Even Interpol Notice May Not Help Get Mehul Choksi Back, Officials Fear

India News | Edited by Abhishek Chakraborty | Friday September 7, 2018

Officials from the premier investigating agency CBI fear that even an Interpol notice against fugitive billionaire Mehul Choksi may not help get him extradited to India. CBI has been trying to ensure that Mehul Choksi, one of the prime accused in the Rs. 13,500-crore Punjab National Bank fraud, is sent back to the country.

Banks Not The Only Victims Of Fugitive Jewellers Nirav Modi, Mehul Choksi

India News | Vrishti Beniwal, Bloomberg | Thursday September 6, 2018

Banks weren't the only victims of fugitive jewellers Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi, who allegedly orchestrated a $2 billion fraud. India's trade may be an unsuspecting casualty. As the fraud unravelled, the central bank stepped in and banned short-term financing in foreign currency called Letters of Undertaking to limit the damage to the financial sy...

Mehul Choksi's Properties Are Money Laundering Assets: Officials

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday September 2, 2018

PNB scam: Forty-one properties worth Rs 1,210 crore in the name of PNB scam accused Mehul Choksi and his firms that have been attached by the Enforcement Directorate, are assets bought with illegal money, an anti-corruption authority has said.

Should Mehul Choksi Be Extradited? Antigua Top Legal Officers To Discuss

India News | ANI | Saturday September 1, 2018

Antigua and Barbuda's attorney general Steadroy Benjamin has said he is planning to discuss the possible extradition of jeweller Mehul Choksi with the island nation's head of public prosecution, Anthony Armstrong.

How FedEx-ed Diamonds Were Central To Nirav Modi's Big Scam

India News | Josh Saul, Bloomberg | Thursday August 30, 2018

PNB fraud: The price of the large yellow diamond alternately shrank and spiked by about a million dollars as it moved across the globe. The three-carat gem was shipped at least four times between shadowy companies allegedly controlled by Indian billionaire Nirav Modi over about five weeks in 2011, according to a report by a U.S. bankruptcy examiner...

PM's Office "Facilitated" Mehul Choksi's Escape, Claims Congress

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 29, 2018

The Congress has alleged that the Prime Minister's Office overlooked complaints against Punjab National Bank fraud accused Mehul Choksi and "facilitated" his escape from the country.

Detain Mehul Choksi, No Interpol Notice Needed, Ministry Tells Antigua

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Monday August 27, 2018

The foreign ministry has written to the government of Antigua asking that Mehul Choksi, wanted in India for a Rs 13,000 crore bank fraud, be detained.