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Antigua PM Gaston Browne to News18: “We had revoked the citizenship of Mehul Choksi and also smells to extradite him. But he challenged him, so he is in court … until a final determination by the court, he is still a citizen.”
Mehul Choksi was declared a fugitive in January 2018, shortly before the PNB scam was public. Citing medical reasons, he fled from India for the US, whatever was established in Antigua. (IANS file photo)
In the midst of the judgment of the fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi, in India in relation to the fraud case of the Punjab National Bank (PNB) of RS 14,000 million rupees, he said in Belgium, Gaston Browne, prime minister or former, while his government his citizenship. Revocked.
While fraud, which involves Choksi, Nirav Modi and others, was discovered in 2018, Choksi had received ancient citizenship a year earlier. Choksi settled in Antigua in 2018. The diamondary received residence in Belgium on November 15, 2023 for receiving medical treatment for blood cancer. According to reports, he moved from old to Belgium in 2024.
We had revoked Chaksi citizens: former pm
The Prime Minister of Antigua, Gaston Browne, reacted to Choksi’s judgment in Belgium saying: “We had revoked his citizenship, but he challenged him, so he is in court … until a final determination by the court, he is still a citizen.
When asked about the reports that Chaksi has taken the temporal citizenship of Belgium, Browne said: “We allowed double citizenship, but I don’t know if he is a citizen of Belgium.”
Browne said Heyn doesn’t know if Choksi had left old. “We revoke its citizenship and also steps to extradite it. It is subject to the process, since the matter is in court. Our position always has a very clear leg,” he said.
Beligum acted in the request for extradition of India
Earlier this year, Choksi’s legal advisor informed a special court in Mumbai that is currently in Antwerp, Belgium, in treatment for blood cancer.
Citing the officials, the PTI news agency reported that Choksi was arrested in Belgium for the request for extradition of India for their role in the case of PNB.
The Central Investigation Office (CBI) requested the extradition of Choksi from Belgium after it was located in the country in March 2025. His judgment was based on this request, backed by two orders not in the stock market issued by a Mumbai court.
Greater scam in Indian bank history
Choksi and his nephew, Nirav Modi, have been accused of defrauding the PNB or around RS 14,000 million rupees, one of the greatest scams in the history of Indian banking. The government of India was declared by a fugitive economic criminal (ugly).
In 2022, the Compliance Directorate (ED) had presented its third sheet of charges against Choksi, his wife Priti Choksi and others about his alleged participation in loan fraud.
The Ed Had Alleged That Choksi, His Firm Guitanjali Gems and Ethers Follshared and Gotyhang) and Got the Follshang) and Got the Follshang) and drops He obtained Follshave and obtained Follshang) and obtained Follshang) and obtained Follshang) and obtained Follshave and Goth prescribed procedure and caused an incorrect loss to the bank. “
The ED has presented three load sheets against Choksi so far. The CBI has also presented similar charges against him.
