Jatin Mehta case proves method of 'flout, fleece and fly', says Congress

On the day the union cabinet approved the Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill to prevent a repeat of escapes such as that of jeweller Nirav Modi, the Congress party highlighted the case of jeweller Jatin Mehta, who allegedly duped banks of Rs 67.12 billion (Rs 6,712 crore) and was 'overtly and covertly helped by the Narendra Modi government to flee the country'.

Congress spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala said the modus operandi of Mehta was similar to that of jewellers Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi. He said Mehta’s three companies – Winsome Diamonds and Jewellery Limited, Forever Precious Jewllery and Diamonds Limited