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Mehul Choksi is at present based in the Caribbean nation of Antigua and India has sought his extradition from that country. (Photo: File)

Mehul Choksi's properties are money laundering assets: PMLA authority

ED had attached 15 flats, 17 offices in Mumbai, a mall in Kolkata, a farmhouse in Alibaug and 231 acres of land at different locations.

02 Sep 2018 5:03 PM

Jeweller Mehul Choksi is one of the accused in the Rs 13,500 crore PNB scam. (Photo: File)

Should Mehul Choksi be extradited? Antigua top legal officers to discuss

Antigua Prime Minister Gaston Browne iterated his government's full cooperation with the Indian authorities on extradition.

01 Sep 2018 5:39 PM

Ten months before he fled India, Mehul Choksi got the Mumbai passport office in early 2017 to give him a clearance which certified there was no adverse information against him. (Photo: File)

PM's office 'facilitated' Mehul Choksi's escape, claims Congress

The PMO 'blatantly overlooked' the complaints and 'facilitated the runaway' of the Rs 23,484 crore PNB fraud accused, it alleged.

29 Aug 2018 12:38 PM

India can seek extradition of fugitive billionaire Mehul Choksi without an Interpol Red Corner Notice as it is not a mandatory requirement for the process, the CBI has told the Ministry of External Affairs.

India can seek extradition of Choksi without Red Corner Notice: CBI

The agency said the purpose of a Red Corner Notice is to only locate an absconding accused.

27 Aug 2018 2:36 PM

After the meeting, Kadam told reporters that 121 'illegal' bungalows, including those built by Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi, were identified in Alibaug, a coastal town popular as weekend gateway for Mumbai residents. (Photo: PTI)

Nirav Modi, Mehul Choksi's 'illegal' bungalows to be demolished: Minister

Ramdas Kadam gave the demolition orders after presiding over a review meeting on illegal bungalows built in the adjoining coastal district.

22 Aug 2018 10:44 AM

Usha Ananthasubramanian headed the bank between August 2015 and May 2017, before moving to the Allahabad Bank. (Photo: File)

PNB fraud: CBI court grants bail to ex-MD Usha Ananthasubramanian

Earlier this month, the court had taken cognisance of the sanction granted by the President to prosecute Ananthasubramanian in the case.

20 Aug 2018 6:25 PM

Enforcement Directorate seeks to expedite RCN against Mehul Choksi

The CBI began its probe into the fraud after registering a case in January on receipt of a complaint from the PNB.

17 Aug 2018 5:56 AM

Mehul Choksi is the prime accused in the PNB fraud

Request on Mehul Choksi being considered by Antigua: MEA

Significantly, the Antiguan government way back in 2001 had then notified India as a “designated Commonwealth country”.

10 Aug 2018 1:53 AM

India has handed over a request to Antigua for the extradition of Mehul Choksi who is charged in connection with PNB fraud and is now living in the Caribbean nation after taking its citizenship. (Photo: File)

India mulling to extradite Choksi under Antiguan law for Commonwealth nations

MEA issued a gazette notification on August 3 to make the Antiguan law enforceable and bring back Choksi.

07 Aug 2018 12:35 PM

‘Choksi can be extradited under Commonwealth law’

India has recently handed over a request to Antigua for extradition of Mehul Choksi.

07 Aug 2018 7:01 AM

News agency reports on Sunday cited sources saying that a team from India was sent to Antigua few days back to pursue the authorities there to extradite Choksi.

India hands over Mehul Choksi extradition plea to Antigua

What New Delhi had essentially said was that there was nothing incriminating against Choksi at that particular time since the scam surfaced later.

06 Aug 2018 12:22 AM

Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi, key accused in Punjab National Bank scam. (Photo: PTI/File)

Laxness aided Choksi’s flight

The uncle and nephew team of Mehul Choksi and Nirav Modi made modern India’s biggest bank heist in a $2 billion scam involving public funds.

06 Aug 2018 12:03 AM

Mehul Choksi is one of the alleged masterminds of the USD 2 billion scam in state-run Punjab National Bank and is an uncle of fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi. (Photo: File)

India hands over request to Antigua to extradite Mehul Choksi

Official sources said a team from India was sent to Antigua few days back to pursue the authorities there to extradite Choksi.

05 Aug 2018 5:16 PM

Markets regulator Sebi never gave any clean chit report on fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi to Antigua's citizenship-for-investment authority, a senior official said on Sunday.

Choksi-Nirav fraud: Sebi probe moves ahead, no clean chit to anyone

The regulator will now also consider sending the notices for Choksi to Antigua.

05 Aug 2018 3:40 PM

Mumbai Police said that they gave a 'clear report' to jeweller Mehul Choksi last year as no criminal antecedents were found against him. (Photo: File)

Mehul Choksi's passport issued without police verification, probe ordered

Choksi obtained passport under 'Tatkal' category after RPO granted him 'No Police Verification Required' status in 2015.

05 Aug 2018 9:29 AM

Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi (Photo: PTI)

Cops probing how Choksi avoided tag

The enquiry is underway to find who issued the status to avoid the verification.

05 Aug 2018 2:31 AM

The blame game between the two major political rival parties was triggered by a statement put out by Antigua’s Citizenship by Investment Unit that is facing criticism for allowing Choksi to buy the citizenship of Antigua and Barbuda. (Photo: PTI | File)

Suit-Boot BFF: Rahul Gandhi's dig at PM Modi on Mehul Choksi clean chit

Rahul Gandhi shared a short video of launch of Gold Monetisation Scheme in 2015 where PM Modi had referred to Mehul Choksi as 'Mehul bhai'.

04 Aug 2018 2:18 PM

CBI takes steps to bring back fugitive Choksi

The UN Convention urges its signatory nations to cooperate in the matters pertaining to corruption, they said.

04 Aug 2018 2:08 AM

Antigua: Indian agencies gave Mehul Choksi ‘all-clear’

According to reports, Choksi fled India on January 4 this year and took oath of allegiance in Antigua on January 15.

04 Aug 2018 1:50 AM

After getting Antiguan passport, Choksi had fled India on January 4 this year and took oath of allegiance in Antigua on January 15, 2018. (Photo: File)

CBI moves to extradite fugitive Mehul Choksi from Antigua

Elaborating on the move, CBI sources said the agency has cited three grounds on the basis of which Choksi can be extradited to India.

03 Aug 2018 8:58 PM

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