India, May 16 -- Ahead of an Antwerp court's scheduled hearing of jailed fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi's bail plea on Friday, India has sent fresh evidence in four more bank fraud cases - other than the Punjab National Bank (PNB) case - along with warrants to the Belgian authorities in a bid to strengthen its extradition request, people familiar with the matter said on Thursday.

Indian authorities are also likely to hire a legal team in Europe to assist the local team of Belgian prosecutors during the extradition proceedings, they added.

Choksi, 65, was arrested on April 11 by the Antwerp police based on an extradition request sent by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) last year and has been lodged in a prison there for over ...