India, April 17 -- India on Thursday said it is working closely with the Belgian government to extradite fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi so that he can face trial in the country.

Choksi was arrested in Belgium on April 12 following a request from Indian authorities and is being detained in "anticipation of further judicial proceedings", the Belgian federal public service of justice said this week.

"As you are aware, based on our extradition request, [Choksi] was arrested in Belgium. We are closely working with the Belgian side for his extradition to India so that he can face trial in the country," external affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal told a weekly media briefing without giving details.

The Belgian federal public ser...