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Mehul Choksi allowed to travel back to Antigua for treatment after bail

Indian Fugitive jeweller Mehul Choksi was allowed to travel back to Antigua and Barbuda after he was granted bail by a Dominica High Court

Mehul Choksi will 'only' return to Dominica to face trial when fit: Reports

Diamantaire Mehul Choksi will 'only' return to Dominica to face trial for illegal entry into that country when a doctor 'certifies' that he is fit to stand trial, media there reported

Mehul Choksi moves Dominica high court to quash proceedings against him

Alleging that his arrest in Dominica for illegal entry was "dictated" by representatives of the Indian government, Mehul Choksi has filed a case in high court of Roseau, seeking to quash proceedings

India closely monitoring proceedings against Mehul Choksi, Nirav Modi: MEA

India on Friday said that it is closely monitoring legal proceedings against fugitive businessmen Mehul Choksi, and Nirav Modi.In a media briefing, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said, "We are of course closely monitoring the ongoing legal proceedings in both cases," when asked about the latest update on Mehul and Nirav.Choksi, who is currently in Dominica facing trial, went missing from Antigua on May 23 and was caught in Dominica. He was charged with illegal entry into Dominica by police after he allegedly fled Antigua and Barbuda in a possible attempt to avoid extradition to India. The 62-year-old fugitive is wanted in India in connection with the Rs 13,500 crore fraud in Punjab National Bank.Meanwhile, Nirav Modi is currently held at Wandsworth prison in South London where he has been lodged since his arrest in London in March 2019 in connection with the largest bank fraud perpetrated in India.The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday ..

Dominica PM refutes claims of his govt involvement in Choksi's abduction

Dominica Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has termed "total nonsense" the claims that his government was involved in alleged abduction of diamantaire Mehul Choksi

Complaint registered in UK against Mehul Choksi's lawyer Michael Polak

Complaint against Michael Polak, lawyer of Indian fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi, has been registered to the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) in England and Wales

Fugitive Mehul Choksi remanded to Dominica State Prison by court

A Dominican court has ordered Indian fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi to be remanded at the Dominica State Prison despite a decline in his health, the local media reported

Choksi's lawyers say he misses court date in Dominica due to mental stress

Fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi failed to appear in Magistrate's Court in Roseau on June 14 for the commencement of the trial against him over his illegal entry into the Caribbean country

Dominica High Court denies bail to Mehul Choksi citing flight risk

Dominica High Court has denied bail saying that he has no ties to Dominica and the court cannot impose any conditions which will assure it that he wouldn't abscond

Antigua Cabinet discusses fugitive Mehul Choksi's abduction claim

The Antigua and Barbuda Cabinet held a brief discussion into Indian fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi's abduction claim, as well as on decisions rendered by Magistrate and the High Court of Dominica

Barbara Jabarica's claims are bogus, says Mehul's wife Priti Choksi

Priti Choksi, wife of a fugitive businessman in an interview on Thursday lambasted Barbara Jabarica's claims regarding Mehul Choksi

Wasn't even aware of his real name, says alleged girlfriend of Mehul Choksi

Barbara Jabarica, the alleged girlfriend of the fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi, has revealed that she had no idea of who he was when she met him

Dominica PM terms Choksi 'Indian citizen', says courts to decide on future

Dominica Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit termed fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi as an "Indian citizen" and stated that the courts will decide what happens to the fugitive

Rights of Mehul Choksi will be respected: Dominica PM Rooseveltt Skerrit

Dominica Prime Minister Rooseveltt Skerrit said the rights of "Indian citizen" Mehul Choksi will be respected and courts will decide on the future course of action.

Narrative being woven that my husband absconded: Mehul Choksi's wife

Fugitive Indian-born jeweller Mehul Choksi is under arrest in Dominica. His wife spoke to Business Standard

Fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi's wife rallies behind husband

Choksi and his nephew Nirav Modi are accused in the Rs 13,500 crore Punjab National Bank fraud case.

Mehul Choksi's Caribbean run: Here is what happened to fugitive jeweller

Choksi, 62, and his nephew Nirav Modi are accused of siphoning off Rs 13,500 crore from state-run Punjab National Bank using fraudulent letters of undertaking

Eastern Caribbean SC stays Mehul Choksi's repatriation from Dominica

Fugitive Indian businessman Mehul Choksi was arrested in Dominica on Thursday

Mehul Choksi case proving hot potato for Antigua & Barbuda, Dominica govts

While Antigua & Barbuda asking the neighbouring Dominica to repatriate Choksi to India, the latter nation considering returning him to Antigua

India in touch with Dominica, Antigua, Barbuda to bring back Mehul Choksi

India is in touch with the governments of Dominica, and Antigua and Barbuda to bring back fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi from the Caribbean region, sources said on Thursday. Choksi, who had recently fled from Antigua and Barbuda, was captured in neighbouring Dominica after an Interpol Yellow Notice was issued against him, Antiguan media reported on Wednesday. The sources said India was in touch with Antigua and Barbuda on the matter and now contact has been established with the government of Dominica. "We are in touch with them. Our interest in getting fugitives like Choksi and others remains strong," said a source, adding the focus has been to bring them back to the country at the earliest. It is learnt that probe agencies are pursuing the matter of bringing back Choksi to India. Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne said he has asked Dominica to hand the diamantaire over to India directly. After news of Choksi's arrest in Dominica came on Tuesday night (local time