Antwerp court hears Choksi extradition plea, next hearing in August
New Delhi, June 14 -- An Antwerp court on Friday heard the arguments on Mehul Choksi's extradition to India, with detailed evidence presented by the investigators regarding the fugitive diamantaire's fraudulent activities while his legal team sought his release, according to people familiar with the development.
Choksi is accused of siphoning off Rs.6,097 crore from the Punjab National Bank and five other similar bank frauds before fleeing from India in January 2018 and was arrested by Antwerp police on April 11, based on an extradition request sent by CBI. He has already spent two months behind the bar there. On Friday, the court did not give any relief to him and the matter will now be heard in late August.
As reported by HT last month, I...
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