Indian Team To Travel To Belgium Ahead Of Mehul Choksi’s Bail Hearing Amid Extradition Push
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Mehul Choksi was arrested in Belgium on Sunday. He is wanted in connection with the Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud case in India.
Mehul Choksi was declared a fugitive in January 2018, shortly before the PNB scam became public. Citing medical reasons, he fled India for the US, eventually settling in Antigua. (IANS File Photo)
As fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi prepares to appeal against his arrest in Belgium, Indian government sources on Monday indicated that a multi-agency team will visit the country ahead of the bail hearing next week.
According to the officials, Choksi’s bail plea will be heard next week in a local court. The development comes as the fugitive was arrested on Sunday on India’s extradition request for his role in the PNB bank loan ‘fraud’ case.
The CBI had requested his extradition from Belgium after he was found living in the country in March this year. He was arrested based on this request, which was backed by two non-bailable warrants issued by a Mumbai court on May 23, 2018, and June 15, 2021.
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