Dominica Withdraws Case Against Fugitive Mehul Choksi Over "Illegal Entry"

Saturday, 21 May 2022newsdesk

Authorities in Dominica have "discontinued the proceedings against Fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi over his 'illegal entry' into the island nation, officials said today.

New Delhi, 21 May 2022

As per news report of NDTV, Choksi, who is wanted by the CBI and Enforcement Directorate in connection with Rs. 13, 500 crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud case, had gone missing on May 23 last year from Antigua, and mysteriously surfaced in Dominica. He flew back to Antigua in July last year after being granted bail by the Dominica High Court on medical grounds. Choksi had contested his case against the 'illegal entry' claim, alleging that he was kidnapped from Jolly Harbour in Antigua on May 23 by policemen looking like Antiguan and Indian and brought to Dominica on a boat.

Source -NDTV