Mehul Choksi

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.

With Daughter Link, Rahul Gandhi Attacks Arun Jaitley Over Mehul Choksi

India News | Edited by Aditya Menon | Tuesday October 23, 2018

Congress president Rahul Gandhi has accused Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley of helping fugitive diamond merchant Mehul Choksi escape the country and alleged that the minister's daughter and son-in-law received retainership fees from the businessman. His party has demanded that Mr Jaitley resign on moral grounds.

Antigua "Examining" Mehul Choksi's Extradition Request: Government

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday October 18, 2018

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.

PNB Fraud: Nirav Modi, Mehul Choksi's Assets Worth 218 Crore Rupees Seized

Business | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday October 17, 2018

The financial probe agency has till date attached properties worth Rs 4,488 crore in the PNB fraud case.

Assets Worth 218 Crore Of Mehul Choksi, Other Accused In PNB Fraud Seized

India News | Edited by Nidhi Sethi | Wednesday October 17, 2018

Assets worth over Rs 218 crore have been attached by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) today in the Rs 13,000-crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud, officials said. The assets belongto fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi, Mihir Bhansali, a close aide and US-based executive of main accused in the case Nirav Modi, and a company named AP Gems and Jewell...

Industrialist Wanted In Rs 40 Crore Fraud Extradited From Indonesia: CBI

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday October 16, 2018

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 ...

Report On Top 100 Bank Frauds Shared With CBI, Others, Says Watchdog

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday October 16, 2018

The anti-corruption body Central Vigilance Commission has completed a first-of-its-kind analysis of the top 100 banking frauds, including those in the jewellery and aviation sectors, and shared its findings with the RBI, the Enforcement Directorate and the CBI, Vigilance Commissioner TM Bhasin said today.

Antigua Will Cooperate But No Time Frame On Mehul Choksi's Extradition

India News | Edited by Debjani Chatterjee | Thursday September 27, 2018

Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj, who is in New York for the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), has spoken with her Antiguan counterpart on the extradition of Mehul Choksi, prime accused in the Rs 14,000-crore Punjab National Bank scam. EP Chet Greene, the Antiguan minister, has assured Ms Swaraj of all cooperation but there ...

Antigua Says Will Cooperate With India For Mehul Choksi's Extradition

India News | ANI | Thursday September 27, 2018

Foreign Minister of Antigua and Barbuda EP Chet Greene on Wednesday reassured External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj of full cooperation in the extradition of Mehul Choksi, a prime accused in the $2 billion Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam. Mehul Choksi holds the citizenship of Antigua.

Mehul Choksi Asked To Answer Plea Seeking To Declare Him A Fugitive

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday September 27, 2018

A special court on Wednesday gave Mehul Choksi, a key accused in the PNB bank fraud case, time till October 30 to file his reply to an Enforcement Directorate (ED) plea seeking to declare him a "fugitive" under a new law.

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.