India, Dec. 9 -- Belgium's top court has rejected fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi's appeal against his arrest in Antwerp based on an extradition request by New Delhi, people familiar with the development said on Tuesday.

The Belgian Court of Cassation (equivalent of India's Supreme Court) heard Choksi's plea on Tuesday at Brussels and ruled in India's favour. "The Court of Cassation rejected the appeal (of Choksi). So, the decision of the Court of Appeal stands," Henri Vanderlinden, advocate general at Brussels, told HT in an email on Tuesday.

Officials said the Belgian top court has upheld the decision of an Antwerp court of appeals, which rejected the fugitive's contention on October 17 that he runs the risk of being tortured if sen...