Tag: Mehul Choksi
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Fugitive PNB scam accused Mehul Choksi calls attachment of properties by ED ‘illegal’
This was Choksi's first interview since the multi-crore Punjab National Bank fraud case came to light.
September 11, 2018 -
Interpol issues Red Corner Notice against Nirav Modi’s sister Purvi Modi
The notice, which acts as an international arrest warrant, states that Purvi Deepak Modi, 44, is required on charges of “money laundering”
September 11, 2018 -
Attached properties of Mehul Choksi are money laundering assets: PMLA authority
These properties include 15 flats and 17 office premises in Mumbai, a mall in Kolkata, a four-acre farm house in Alibaug and 231 acres of land in Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu, and a 170-acre park in Hyderabad valued at over Rs 500 crore
September 3, 2018 -
Vijay Mallya met BJP leaders before fleeing India, claims Rahul Gandhi
Rahul Gandhi attacked the Modi government for its "lenient" approach towards fugitive offenders like Nirav Modi, Mehul Choksi and Vijay Mallya.
August 26, 2018 -
Caribbean citizenship programmes a big draw among investors: New CBI Index
For second year in a row, Dominica's citizenship programme declared best in the world
August 22, 2018 -
Fraudsters flee
The opposition parties are up in arms over the growing menace of crony-capitalism (suit-boot-ki-sarkar), and the ruling dispensation is offering an equally cavalier defence of the industrialists. While both perceptions are partially true, they also betray the grim realities, complexities and complicities that muddy the intricate reality and relegate the essential discourse only to political …
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August 10, 2018 -
Mehul Choksi can be deported under Antiguan law
The Extradition Act, 1993, of Antigua and Barbuda provides the legal basis for extraditing fugitive Indian diamond merchant Mehul Choksi
August 7, 2018 -
India hands over request to Antigua to extradite Mehul Choksi
A team from India was sent to Antigua a few days ago to pursue the authorities there to extradite Choksi, an accused in the alleged PNB fraud case.
August 5, 2018 -
Mumbai Police to investigate ‘clear report’ given to Mehul Choksi
Choksi, now a prime accused in the alleged Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud case, obtained passport under the 'Tatkal' category after the Regional Passport Office (RPO) in Mumbai granted him “No Police Verification Required” status in 2015.
August 5, 2018 -
Rahul Gandhi calls Modi ‘suit-boot’ BFF of Mehul Choksi
Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, alleging that his government gave a clean chit to fugitive diamond merchant Mehul Choksi and enabled him to obtain Antiguan citizenship.
August 4, 2018 -
MEA clarifies on police clearance certificate to Choksi
"All passport issuing authorities can issue a PCC if there is a clear PVR in the system," Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said.
August 4, 2018 -
Indian agencies told Antigua no adverse report against Choksi: Media report
Choksi and his companies allegedly availed credit from overseas branches of Indian banks using the fraudulent guarantees of PNB.
August 3, 2018 -
India asks Antigua to prevent Choksi’s movement
Antigua is among the many tax havens in the Caribbean and has no extradition treaty with India, which makes it harder to chase the fugitive diamond merchant.
July 30, 2018 -
Arvind Kejriwal responds to PM Modi’s ‘standing alongside industrialist’ remark
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Sunday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was making excuses in a vain attempt to explain his photograph with absconding bank fraud accused Nirav Modi.
July 29, 2018 -
Antigua government to consider legitimate request from India to extradite Mehul Choksi
Last week, it came to light that Mehul Choksi had acquired citizenship of Antigua even before the USD 2 billion Punjab National Bank fraud was unearthed.
July 28, 2018 -
India yet to write to us on Mehul Choksi: Antiguan PM
Choksi, wanted in the Rs 13,500 crore Punjab National Bank fraud case along with nephew Nirav Modi, had taken Antiguan citizenship last year.
July 27, 2018 -
PNB fraud accused Mehul Choksi reveals why he became a citizen of Antigua
Mehul Choksi, the fugitive uncle of the Rs 13,500-crore PNB fraud main accused Nirav Modi, said that the reason why he took the citizenship of Antigua and Barbuda is because he intends to “expand his business”.
July 27, 2018