India, April 14 -- Fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi, who left Antigua and Barbuda last year and has been living in Belgium since, has been taken into custody on India's request, people familiar with the matter said on Monday. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had requested the Belgian government to arrest Choksi last year before sending an extradition request.

Choksi's lawyer, Vijay Aggarwal, in February told a Mumbai court that his client was in Belgium for treatment. The court was hearing the Enforcement Directorate (ED) plea to declare Choksi a fugitive under the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act (FEOA).

An officer said Choksi was arrested on Saturday. He added that his bail would take time even as the CBI is now in touch with...