Fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi (File photo)
Antigua and Barbuda Cabinet prefers Mehul Choksi to be repatriated to India from Dominica, says PM Browne ANI | Updated: Jun 03, 2021 22:33 IST
Saint John s [Antigua], June 3 (ANI): Antigua and Barbuda prefers that fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi be repatriated directly to India from Dominica, the Cabinet of the Caribbean island country decided in a meeting.
In a Facebook post, Prime Minister Gaston Browne said his cabinet held a discussion on Choksi s matter, adding that he has become Dominica s problem at this time.
Choksi had gone missing from Antigua on May 23 after going out for dinner and was soon caught in Dominica after Antigua police launched a manhunt for Mehul Choksi last month.
Antigua and Barbuda prefers repatriation of Mehul Choksi from Dominica to India directly: Report
Choksi had mysteriously gone missing on May 23 from Antigua and Barbuda where he was staying since 2018 as a citizen.
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NEW DELHI: Antigua and Barbuda prefers that fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi be repatriated from Dominica to India directly, the Cabinet of the Caribbean island country decided in a meeting, local media reported.
The Cabinet minutes published by the media outlet show that Choksi matter was one of the agenda items discussed during the meeting on Wednesday where it was held that Choksi is now a problem of Dominica and if he comes back to Antigua and Barbuda the problem reverts to it.
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Mehul Choksi case: Eight member India team reaches Dominica in a private jet
IANS / Updated: Jun 1, 2021, 12:00 IST
Dominica with documents related to fugitive businessman
Mehul Choksi, wanted in the PNB loan fraud case, sources on Tuesday said members of the Central Bureau of Investigation, Enforcement Directorate and Ministry of External Affairs are camping in the island nation.
According to informed sources, an eight-member team from India reached Dominica on Saturday afternoon in a private jet that left from New Delhi on Friday evening.
The sources said that two members each from
MEA,
CBI and ED along with two CRPF commandos were in Dominica for the hearing in the Choksi