India, April 14 -- Fugitive diamond jeweller Mehul Choksi has been arrested in Belgium on an extradition request from Indian authorities over his involvement in the Rs 13,000 crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) loan fraud case, official sources confirmed on Monday.

The action was taken on Saturday against Choksi, the second prime suspect in the case, after his nephew Nirav Modi. Both Choksi and Modi are central to the investigation, with the extradition request moved by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

Choksi was located in Belgium last year when he went there under the pretext of seeking medical treatment. He had been residing in Antigua since 2018 after fleeing India. Sources mentioned that...