New Delhi, April 14 -- Mehul Choksi, an absconding diamond jeweller who was involved in alleged Rs 13,000 crore PNB bank loan fraud case, has been detained in Belgium following an extradition request by Indian probe agencies.

Choksi, the second prime accused in the Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud case after his nephew Nirav Modi, has been detained in Belgium. The action was taken on Saturday based on an extradition request by India's Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED).

Choksi had been residing in Antigua since 2018 after fleeing India, and he traveled to Belgium last year citing medical treatment. Indian authorities had been pursuing his extradition after an earlier Interpol Red Notice against h...