Allegations false and baseless, ED has attached my property illegally, claims Mehul Choksi
News | September 12, 2018 8:31 ISTPNB fraud case: Allegations false and baseless, ED has attached my property illegally, claims Mehul Choksi
PNB fraud case: Allegations false and baseless, ED has attached my property illegally, claims Mehul Choksi
Choksi, who is currently in Antigua, claimed that "all the allegations leveled by Enforcement Directorate are false and baseless."
In his plea, Choksi claimed that the Indian prisons 'violate human rights conditions'.
Suryawanshi said one of the "illegal" bungalows in the district belongs to Mehul Choksi, a diamond trader and co-accused in the PNB scam, but there was a court stay on its demolition, along with some other unauthorised buildings.
Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne had earlier claimed that at the time Choksi took the citizenship last year there was no case pending against him.
Between August 2015 and May 2017, she was Chief Executive of the PNB before moving to Allahabad Bank.
Modi and his uncle, Mehul Choksi, are the main accused in the PNB scam and they both left India before the details of the fraud came to light on January 16
Choksi's application for citizenship in Antigua in May 2017 was accompanied with clearance from the local police as required by norm, report in an Antiguan newspaper said.
According to reports, Choksi's lawyer has filed a plea in the court asking to prevent Indian authorities from extraditing the fugitive diamantaire.
A CBI request, India’s nodal agency for Interpol matters, to issue a Red Corner Notice against Choksi is pending with the international police organisation and is likely to be granted soon.
In response to diffusion notice issued by Interpol, the Antiguan authorities informed the Enforcement Directorate that Choksi arrived there this month and had taken the passport of that country, government sources said.
Choksi, in his application moved before the special PMLA court, claimed he faces a threat to his life not only from his former employees and debtors but also from jail staff and inmates (where he would be launched if he returns).
The visit follows the case it registered against Nirav Modi earlier this year following three different cases filed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
Diamantaire Nirav Modi's uncle was reportedly seeking asylum in the US. Based on this information Indian authorities had sought Washington's help in his extradition.
If you are wondering what is Interpol and how will its Red Cornor Notice help nab Nirav Modi, who has been evading India authorities since January, then we have the answer for you.
Choksi said that due to his ill-health he would not be able possible to travel and attend the court.
Sources said the international agency is satisfied with the documents provided by the CBI which is probing the USD 2 billion scam.
The Income Tax Office today denied reports that evidence related to Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi case were destroyed in the recent fire at the department's office in Mumbai's Scindia House.
Usha Ananthasubramanian, the Managing Director and CEO of the Allahabad Bank, who held the same position at Punjab National Bank from 2015 to 2017, had been named as an accused along with other senior officials.
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