Mehul Choksi, a fugitive diamond trader accused of defrauding the Punjab National Bank of over ₹13,500 crore, has been arrested in Belgium after a seven-year-long struggle by Indian agencies to extradite him to India. Mehul Choksi was arrested in Belgium on Saturday.(File/ANI ) Mehul Choksi was arrested on Saturday while he was reportedly preparing to flee to Switzerland citing medical reasons. However, Belgium authorities acted swiftly on request of Indian investigation agencies – Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED) and arrested him. Wasting no time, Indian agencies reportedly made use of an almost 125-year-old extradition treaty between India and Belgium and have requested Choksi’s extradition so he can be tried for the charges levied against him. Also read: ₹63 lakh maintenance for Mumbai flats: Report”>Mehul Choksi, arrested in Belgium, owes ₹63 lakh maintenance for Mumbai flats: Report India-Belgium extradition treaty The treaty was first signed on 29 October 1901 between Britain, which was ruling India at the time, and Belgium and underwent amendments in 1907, 1911, and 1958. However, after India gained …