New Delhi, Oct. 17 -- A Belgian court, on Friday, ordered fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi's extradition to India, terming his arrest by the Belgian authorities based on India's request as valid, mentioned a report by Hindustan Times.

The Antwerp court heard both the Belgian prosecutors (on behalf of India) and Choksi - ruling that his arrest and India's extradition request was valid, reported HT.

Mehul Choksi is wanted in the Rs13,000 crore Punjab National Bank fraud case. The 65-year-old was nabbed by the Antwerp police on April 11, based on an extradition request sent by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

To date, the fugitive diamantaire's repeated attempts to secure bail from different courts in Belgium have failed.

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