New Delhi, April 14 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led union government is working towards a quick extradition of fugitive diamond merchant Mehul Choksi after his arrest by Belgium police on Saturday, April 12. The government of Belgium confirmed that India had requested PNB scam-accused extradition.

Choksi, 65, wanted in India in connection with a Rs.13,500-crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) loan fraud, has been evading authorities since 2018.

"The government will use every legal tool available to bring him back," a report in NDTV said quoting sources.

If Choksi - on the run since 2018 - is brought back to India, he will be the second high-profile extradition this year, after terrorist Tahawwur Rana, a 26/11 Mumbai attack accused, was ...