Wanted Diamantaire Mehul Choksi Disappears on Caribbean Island May 25, 21 by John Jeffay
(IDEX Online) - Mehul Choksi, the Indian diamantaire facing extradition over an alleged $1.85bn fraud against the Punjab National Bank (PNB) has gone missing on Antigua.
Family members are worried a
nd anxious , says his lawyer, after his car was found - with no sign of him - on the Caribbean island where he currently has citizenship. He was last seen at 5.15pm local time on Sunday 23 May.
There is media speculation on the island that he may now be in Cuba, where he owns a property. His wife has reportedly filed a missing person s report.
Fugitive Diamantaire Mehul Choksi Missing In Antigua, Says Lawyer: Report Fugitive Diamantaire Mehul Choksi Missing In Antigua, Says Lawyer: Report For the first time, Choksi s counsel advocate Vijay Aggarwal, confirmed that he is missing in the island nation.
There were media reports in Antigua that the police have launched a manhunt for Mehul Choksi. (File)
New Delhi:
Fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi, who is wanted by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED), has gone missing in Antigua and Barbuda.
For the first time, Choksi s counsel advocate Vijay Aggarwal, confirmed that he is missing in the island nation.