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Choksi had approached the high court after the magistrate had rejected his bail petition.

Indian diamantaire Mehul Choksi has been accused of illegally entering Dominica after fleeing from neighbouring Antigua and Barbuda in May.

Court marks the diamantaire as a flight risk

While announcing the order, Judge Wyanete Adrien Roberts also deemed Choksi a flight risk; Choksis lawyers told the court on Friday (June 11) that he is entitled to bail as he is a CARICOM (Caribbean Community) citizen

The government and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) have sought to join fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi's case in the Dominica High Court, sources said today.

Dominica High Court denies Mehul Choksi bail, deems him flight risk The Dominica High Court has denied fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi bail on account of him being a flight risk. advertisement The Dominica High Court has denied fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi bail. (Photo: File) The Dominica High Court denied fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi bail on June 11. Judge Wynante Adrien-Roberts deemed Choksi a flight risk. ARGUMENTS IN COURT In court on Friday, Choksis lawyers argued that as a CAR...

Mehul Choksi, the fugitive jeweller wanted in India in for allegedly swindling ₹ 13,500 crore from Punjab National Bank, has been denied bail by the high court in Dominica on the grounds that he is a flight risk, news agency ANI reported on Saturday.

Choksi had approached the high court after the magistrate had rejected his bail petition

In an affidavit filed before the Dominican High Court, India has cited evidence uncovered by investigative agencies to assert that fugitive diamond trader Mehul Choksi masterminded the Rs 13,500 crore PNB scam.

The Central Bureau of Investigation and the Ministry of External Affairs have prepared a joint strategy to counter Mehul Choksi's arguments in the high court against his extradition to India, reports have said.