New Delhi. After the extradition of the mastermind of the Mumbai terror attack, Tehwavur Rana from the US, now the expectation of the fugitive Mehul Choksi, accused of loan fraud, has also increased. According to the English newspaper Economic Times, Mehul Choksi has been arrested by the Belgium Police. Mehul Choksi is a fugitive diamond businessman. On the appeal of the CBI, Belgium police arrested Mehul Choksi on Saturday. Mehul Choksi is currently in Belgian jail.
Another fugitive diamond businessman Nirav Modi (right) is Mehul Choksi.
Mehul Choksi is the maternal uncle of another fugitive diamond businessman Nirav Modi. Mehul Choksi took a loan of 13500 crores from Punjab National Bank. Then instead of repaying this loan, Mehul Choksi escaped. Mehul Choksi went to a Caribbean country after escaping from India. There was an attempt to arrest him there. Then Mehul Choksi went to Belgium with his wife Preity Choksi for treatment. Where he was living in Antwerp. Recently, information was revealed that Mehul Choksi is in Belgium. When India’s investigative agencies came to know about this, the government there was immediately informed. Belgium Police arrested Mehul Choksi on the basis of two warrants issued in 2018 and 2021 from the court in Mumbai.
Mehul Choksi lives in the Caribbean country Antigua. According to the lawyers of Mehul Choksi, he is serious ill. He will apply for bail in Belgian court. According to the newspaper, the bail applications of Mehul Choksi will be opposed by the ED and CBI in Belgian court. Also, his extradition will be tried. The ED has already identified Choksi’s assets worth about Rs 80 crore in Dubai, Japan, America and Thailand. The ED said in 2023 that it has started the process of seizing assets of Mehul Choksi more than 2500 crores.
