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All about 125-year-old extradition treaty India is using to bring Mehul Choksi from Belgium | Latest News India

All about 125-year-old extradition treaty India is using to bring Mehul Choksi from Belgium | Latest News India

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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 …

Plastered With Notices, This Is Mehul Choksi’s House In Mumbai. Here’s What It Costs

Plastered With Notices, This Is Mehul Choksi’s House In Mumbai. Here’s What It Costs

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Last Updated:April 14, 2025, 17:29 IST Mehul Choksi, India’s most wanted fugitive in the PNB scam, was caught in Belgium. Indian authorities are working on his extradition. His Mumbai home, worth Rs 70 crore, faces legal issues. The property, symbolic of Choksi’s once opulent lifestyle, now stands as a testament to his legal woes. (News18 Hindi) India’s most wanted fugitive, Mehul Choksi, has been apprehended in Belgium on Saturday, a significant development in the high-profile Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam case. Indian authorities are working towards his extradition, though Choksi, accused of a Rs 13,500 crore fraud, may seek bail, potentially complicating the process. Choksi, residing with his wife in Belgium, presents unique challenges for extradition due to her Belgian citizenship. The timeline for his return to India remains uncertain. Meanwhile, News18 has examined Choksi’s Indian residence, providing insights into his lavish lifestyle. Choksi’s home is in Gokul Apartment in Malabar Hill, one of Mumbai’s most prestigious neighbourhoods. News18’s visit revealed walls plastered with legal notices from the Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Income Tax Department, …

India To Use All Legal Tools To Extradite Mehul Choksi From Belgium: Sources

India To Use All Legal Tools To Extradite Mehul Choksi From Belgium: Sources

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New Delhi: The government is aware that businessman Mehul Choksi – wanted in connection with the Rs 13,850 crore Punjab National Bank scam – was arrested in Belgium over the weekend, and is working towards a quick extradition, sources told NDTV Monday afternoon. A request to deport Mr Choksi to India has been made, sources said, stressing the government will use every legal tool available to bring him back. Should Mr Choksi – an international fugitive for over seven years now, since he fled to the US in January 2018 – be brought back to India, his will be the second high-profile extradition this year, after terrorist Tahawwur Rana, a 26/11 Mumbai attack accused, was extradited from the US. Mehul Choksi, 65, was arrested by Belgium authorities on Saturday. This was after the Belgian Foreign Ministry confirmed to NDTV that Mehul Choksi – who fled from India to the US and then to the Caribbean island nation of Antigua to avoid arrest – was in that country. The Belgian ministry told NDTV it attached “great …