Comments The bail application of fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi, in connection with his purported illegal entry into the country, was rejected by a magistrate court in Dominica, reports said on Thursday, 3 June. This came after the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC), hearing Choksi's plea against deportation to India, ordered that he be produced before the magistrate in the illegal entry case. The matter in the higher court will be heard on Thursday. After the magistrate court's rejection of the bail application, Choksi's lawyer Vijay Aggarwal said they will move the upper court. Meanwhile, on Thursday, the MEA said that India remains steadfast in its efforts that fugitives are brought back to India. “Choksi is currently in the custody of Dominica with some legal proceedings underway. We will continue to ensure he is brought to back India,” the MEA said.