Antigua PM Gaston Browne said Choksi’s lawyers wrote to the Police Commissioner providing the names of the people he believes abducted him, Fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi on Sunday disclosed the names of his alleged abductors to Antiguan police. Antigua police have commenced an investigation into the possible abduction of Mehul Choksi from Antigua on May 23, 2021, reported Antigua News Room.
Prime Minister Gaston Browne said that Choksi’s lawyers wrote to the Police Commissioner providing the names of the people he believes abducted him. Browne said that the police and the government are taking the allegations seriously, reported Antigua News Room. Choksi, accused in the ₹13,500 crore Punjab National Bank scam got interim relief from immediate repatriation to India by the Dominican court which adjourned the matter of his detention on Thursday. As the next date of hearing is yet to be fixed and the court proceedings are likely to take time. Choksi and his nephew Nirav Modi are accused in the ₹13,500 crore Punjab National Bank fraud case. Choksi fled the country. He was granted citizenship of Antigua and Barbuda in January 2018. He is involved in a legal battle to prevent his extradition to India.
