The ED launched the money laundering investigation against Nirav Modi and others on February 15 on the basis of an FIR registered by the CBI
In its request to Home Ministry, the CBI said Choksi's extradition was being sought "on grounds of principle of reciprocity and dual criminality"
The officers awarded with Police Medal for Meritorious Service include Inspector D Damodaran who is probing country's biggest banking scam in Punjab National Bank involving Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi
Choksi had taken the citizenship of Antigua in November 2017, and oath of allegiance on January 15 this year, the officials said
On February 26, the government had filed a petition in the US court against bankruptcy proceedings of Modi and sought to make PNB a party to the sale of any assets of his entities
The US court had earlier not accepted PNB as creditor to the three companies
The 123-year-old bank has lost more than half its market value since the fraud came to light in late January
The ED initiated money laundering case against Choksi in February, on the basis of the FIR filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation
Y V Reddy wants the government to take actions that reinforce public confidence in the RBI
Under the first tranche of recapitalisation, the government infused Rs 800 bn through bonds in public sector banks last financial year
Deepak, Purvi and Mayank have been asked to appear before the ED investigators at its Mumbai office to record their statements in the case
The agency said the jewellery was "brought from Dubai" and has been seized under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
The agency has also charged 16 other entities, besides Choksi and his companies.
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) found their involvement in the Rs 140 billion fraud related to group of companies belonging to Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi
PNB issued over 1,200 fraudulent LoUs to Nirav Modi firms since 2011, of which around 400 were issued during the previous government's regime
The agency had last week approached the court seeking its nod to question some of the accused, arrested by the CBI
CBI had asked him to appear before it for questioning in connection with first FIR in which Choksi is named as an accused
Choksi said he was travelling "abroad for my business" and had embarked on the journey before CBI filed an FIR against him
Over the past two weeks, banks have become very cautious about lending to the segment and steps are being taken to ensure that credit is given only to genuine exporters