Fugitive jeweller Mehul Choksi defended himself in the Punjab National Bank(PNB) scam in a video statement from Antigua. He said that the PNB misinformed agencies against him and employees resigned from his company for the same reasons. An ED investigation has found that absconding jeweller Mehul Choksi diverted over Rs 3,250 crore funds, allegedly defrauded from a PNB branch in Mumbai, to foreign shores and he was in business of “highly inflating” prices of precious metals sold from his outlets. The businessman has rejected the charges as “baseless”. (HT Correspondent )read more

Fugitive diamantaire and Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam accused Mehul Choksi on Tuesday debunked all the allegations labeled against him by Enforcement Directorate (ED). In an interview to ANI, Choksi said that he is a “victim of political persecution” and a “soft target” for the Indian government because it is finding it “impossible” to get other people wanted for economic crimes extradited from the UK. In his first media interview since the accusations surfaced, Choksi, who is in Antigua and Barbuda, said he was confident that the government of his new country would “protect its citizen” in accordance with the law of the land. (HT Correspondent)read more

Mehul Choksi’s remarks come a day after he told HT that he is a “victim of political persecution” and a “soft target” for the Indian government. read more

India’s request to Antigua and Barbuda for the extradition of fugitive diamond merchant Mehul Choksi may finally be decided in the United Kingdom, where India is already fighting a case for the extradition of Vijay Mallya. read more

In an interview to HT, fugitive jeweller Mehul Choksi talks about why he hasn’t returned to India and the charges against him in the PNB fraud. read more

CBI told the government that having a Red Corner Notice is of little value now as Antigua has granted Mehul Choksi citizenship. read more

The MEA issued a gazette notification on August 3 to make the Antiguan law enforceable and bring back Choksi. India and Antigua do not have a bilateral extradition pact. read more

Choksi had fled India on January 4 this year and took oath of allegiance in Antigua on January 15. read more

Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, alleging that his government gave a clean chit to fugitive diamond merchant Mehul Choksi and enabled him to obtain Antiguan citizenship read more

The CBI has sent an extradition request for fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi to the government to be forwarded to Antigua where he has taken citizenship in November last year. read more

The authorities in the Antigua did a thorough check on Choksi from open source global agencies, including the Interpol, that there was “no instance” of any derogatory information against him, said a report. read more

Mehul Choksi has claimed he has decided to reside in Antigua and Barbuda, which is his country of “citizenship” and “abide by laws of the country”. read more

The fugitive diamantaire says applied for citizenship to expand business read more

Choksi had taken citizenship of Antigua in November 2017, and an oath of allegiance on January 15 this year, according to a local newspaper Antigua Observer. read more

The CBI has booked Choksi, uncle of his alleged partner in crime Nirav Modi, in two cases related to the PNB scam and filed charge sheet against him. read more