Lawyers of fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi, who was detained in Dominica, has filed a habeas corpus petition in a court of the Caribbean island country after they were allegedly not given access to him, his legal counsel Vijay Aggarwal said.
Fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi wanted in a Rs 13,5000-crore loan fraud in Punjab National Bank, has gone missing in Antigua and Barbuda where he had been staying since January 2018, the Royal Police Force of the Caribbean island nation said in a statement. Choksi was granted citizenship of Antigua and Barbuda on January 15, 2018. The Police are investigating a Missing Person Report made of 62-year-old Mehul Choksi of Jolly Harbour.
Mehul was reported missing on Sunday 23rd May 2021 at the Johnson Point Police Station. Choksi had taken the citizenship of Antigua and Barbuda in 2017 using the Citizenship by Investment programme, before fleeing India in the first week of January 2018. The scam came to light subsequently.
On Thursday (Indian Time), the Dominica government confirmed his presence on its soil saying he has been “detained” for illegal entry.
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