Interpol removes Mehul Choksi name from Red Notice list |
Indian fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi, who is involved in a Rs 13,000-crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam and fled the country in 2018, has been removed from the Interpol database of Red Notices. As per reports, Choksi got off the list based on his plea to the Lyon-headquartered agency. Interpol Red Notice is a request to law enforcement worldwide to locate and provisionally arrest a person pending extradition, surrender, or similar legal action. With Choksi`s name now removed from the Red Notice list of 195-member country Interpol, this latest development is viewed as a setback for India in getting hold of the fugitive. Choksi fled India in January 2018 to Antigua and Barbuda to seek refuge. Ten months later, Interpol issued a Red Notice against him. Choksi holds citizenship in Antigua and Barbuda. India`s investigating agency CBI has charge-sheeted both Mehul Choksi and his nephew Nirav Modi for their involvement in the PNB fraud. Choksi has raised objections against the CBI chargesheet. On several occasions, he has also cited health issues. Choksi`s spokesperson claims, "The report from the Antiguan police, and the evidence adduced by Choksi in the ongoing High Court proceedings in Antigua, point to an alarming case of state-orchestrated kidnap, torture, and attempted rendition by the Indian government."
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