Mehul choksi

The latest development makes PSB the third prominent government-owned bank to reveal its exposure after Oriental Bank of Commerce came clean of loan defaults by Mehul Choksi and his nephew Nirav Modi totaling to around Rs 289 crore. read more

The development comes after Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne said this week that Indian investigators were free to travel to the island nation to interrogate Choksi, adding that he would be extradited to India as soon as he exhausts his... read more

There was no immediate response from Indian officials. However, India has noted in the past that a move by Antigua and Barbuda to strip Choksi of his citizenship is a “positive development” as it will pave the way for his extradition. read more

Mehul Choksi’s lawyer said his client is exercising various legal remedies available in law and claimed that he is unable to travel to India due to serious health concerns. read more

Mehul Choksi, a key accused in Rs 13,500 crore PNB fraud case along with his nephew Nirav Modi, became a citizen of Antigua and Barbuda earlier this year read more

A year after the ED’s plea under the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act, the lawyers of Choksi and Nirav, Vijay Agrawal, Rahul Agrawal and Ashul Agrawal, claimed there was a technical defect in the application, as it has not been accompanied by an affidavit... read more

Diamantaire objected to ED proceedings under Fugitive Economic Offenders Act stating Mehul Choksi is diabetic, has brain clot . read more

PNB fraud accused Gokulnath Shetty opposed CBI’s plea for his polygraph and narco-analysis test in order to find out about alleged pecuniary benefits received by him in return for fraudulent approvals. read more

The ED’s counsel, advocate Hiten Venegaonkar along with Kavita Patil, said that this showed Modi’s intention to not return to India and face prosecution. read more

The CBI moved plea for polygraph test and narco analysis test of former deputy manager of Punjab National Bank Gokulnath Shetty arrested in connection with a fraud case. read more

ED initiated investigation in the money-laundering case against Mehul Choksi and others on February 15, 2018, under provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, on the basis of an FIR registered by the Central Bureau Of Investigation... read more

Choks, who, together with his nephew and fellow diamantaire Nirav Modi, is wanted by New Delhi for the Rs 13,500-crore fraud perpetrated on Punjab National Bank, fled India in January last year. read more

Indian government’s request for PNB scam accused Choksi’s extradition has been pending with Antigua . read more

Mehul Choksi has given up his Indian citizenship and become a citizen of Antigua and Barbuda since fleeing India in January last year with his nephew Nirav Modi. read more

In May, Choksi had alleged in a statement that Gitanjali Gems was “cynically destroyed by the PNB in a diabolical manoeuver to divert attention from its own wrongdoings.” read more