Investigating officer in Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud case, will be bringing back Mehul Choksi from Dominica if he is deported to India. Sharda Raut, who is in Dominica with 6 other officials, including another CBI officer, is heading the operation to bring back Mehul Choksi. Sources have said, if the Dominican court orders the deportation of Mehul Choksi, he will be brought to New Delhi in a private jet by the team of Indian officials and will be placed under arrest by Sharda Raut upon landing, the Indian officials have had several meetings with the Dominican authorities to ensure that India’s case is represented strongly when it comes up for hearing on Wednesday. Mehul Choksi, who was awarded Antiguan citizenship in November 2017, never completed the process to surrender Indian citizenship and as of today, he remains an Indian national.
Mehul Choksi, who disappeared mysteriously on May 23 from Antigua, was arrested by the Dominican police for entering their country illegally. He has alleged that he was abducted from Antigua, possibly by Indian and Antiguan officials, beaten up and then taken to Dominica where as part of the conspiracy, he was arrested by the police.
