Fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi’s lawyer Vijay Aggarwal said this big thing in Puchta Hai Bharat!
भगोड़े कारोबारी Mehul Choksi के वकील Vijay Aggarwal ने Puchta Hai Bharat में कही ये बड़ी बात!
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Mehul Choksi’s advocate reveals how the diamantaire reached Dominica
Mehul Choksi’s advocate, Vijay Aggarwal, had an exclusive chat with ABP News. He revealed how Mehul Choksi was forcefully taken to Dominica. Vijay said that a woman tried to get friendly with Choksi first and then with the woman’s help Choksi was taken to Dominica. The advocate also said that the lady was not Choksi’s girlfriend.
Dominica Court Extends Stay On Mehul Choksi’s Deportation, Allows Him To Meet Lawyers
NEW DELHI: The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) on Friday, after taking note of submissions made in the Mehul Choksi‘s hebeas corpus petition, restrained Dominican authorities from removing the fugitive diamantaire from the Commonwealth of Dominica until further hearing in the matter.
The next hearing in the matter is scheduled to take place on June 2.
Justice ME Birnie Stephenson of the ECSC on Friday put an injunction restraining the respondents whether by themselves, servants, agents and/or representatives from removing the applicant from the Commonwealth of Dominica until further.
The Court also allowed Choksi to meet his legal counsel and be transported to a hospital for medical attention and for the administration of a Covid-19 test.
The Court also directed the Dominican authorities to file their affidavits in response to the application.
It also restricted media reporting in the matter. The Court’s orders stated: “There shall be no publication or discussion or notification of the press regarding this matter without leave or permission of the court.”
Julian Prevost, Wayne Norde, Cara Shillingford-Marsh, and Wayne Marsh Attorneys at Law appeared for Choksi and the Attorney General Levy A Peter appeared on behalf of the respondents in the matter.
The legal team of the diamantaire on Thursday filed a habeas corpus petition in Dominica and has also highlighted his deprivation of access to legal assistance there.
Advocate Vijay Aggarwal, Mehul Choksi’s lawyer from India said: “The legal team has filed a habeas corpus petition in Dominica for Mehul Choksi and has also highlighted deprivation of access and constitutional rights to him for legal assistance.”
Habeas Corpus is a writ requiring a person under arrest to be brought before a judge or into court, especially to secure the person’s release unless lawful grounds are shown for their detention.
Earlier Choksi’s lawyer also claimed that “marks of torture” have been reported on Choksi’s body, who had allegedly fled Antigua some days ago and ended up in a neighbouring island country Dominica.
Aggarwal alleged that Choksi was forcefully picked from Antigua and then taken to Dominica.
A massive manhunt was launched after Choksi went missing and an Interpol Yellow Notice was issued by Antigua and Barbuda. He was traced and captured in Dominica.
In an exclusive interview to ANI on Wednesday, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda Gaston Browne had said the fugitive diamantaire, who was found in Dominica, would be repatriated to India and that Indian authorities are in touch with those in Dominica.
Choksi and his nephew Nirav Modi are wanted in India for allegedly siphoning off Rs 13,500 crore of public money from the state-run Punjab National Bank (PNB) using letters of undertaking.
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Fugitive Diamantaire Mehul Choksi Missing In Antigua, Says Lawyer: Report
For the first time, Choksi’s counsel advocate Vijay Aggarwal, confirmed that he is missing in the island nation.
New Delhi:
Fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi, who is wanted by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED), has gone missing in Antigua and Barbuda.
For the first time, Choksi’s counsel advocate Vijay Aggarwal, confirmed that he is missing in the island nation.
In an exclusive statement to ANI, his lawyer said, “Mr Mehul Choksi is missing. His family members are worried and anxious and had called me to discuss. Antigua police is investigating. Family is in the dark and worried about his safety.”
There were media reports in Antigua that the police have launched a manhunt for Mehul Choksi. It was reported that Choksi left his home last evening to go for dinner at a well-known restaurant in the southern part of the island and was never seen again. His vehicle was discovered in Jolly Harbour later in the evening, but no sign of him, reported Antiguan newsroom.
Choksi has been involved in a legal battle to stop his extradition back to India to answer fraud charges against him. Police are yet to issue a statement on the matter, reported Antiguan newsroom.
Earlier, on the media reports regarding his citizenship revocation issue, advocate Vijay Aggarwal had citizenship by an Antiguan civil court, his Advocate Vijay Aggarwal had clarified that “My client Mehul Choksi has clarified that he is very much an Antiguan citizen. His citizenship has not been revoked.”
Earlier, Antiguan Prime Minister Gaston Browne had said, the citizenship of fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi, an accused in the multi-crore Punjab National Bank scam, will be revoked and he will be extradited to India once all his legal options are exhausted.
Choksi, 61-year-old is an Indian-born businessman, residing in Antigua and Barbuda and wanted by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED).
Earlier, Choksi in an interview with ANI had claimed that he is innocent and all allegations against him are false, baseless and motivated by political expediency.
Choksi holds Antiguan citizenship and is the owner of Gitanjali Group, a retail jewellery company. An arrest warrant for Choksi has been issued in connection with the alleged Punjab National Bank fraud case. He was allegedly involved in stock market manipulation in 2013.
Recently Nirav Modi, nephew of Choksi was ordered to be extradited to India from the United Kingdom to face charges of conspiring to defraud PNB of more than a billion dollars, a UK judge ruled.
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