Mehul Choksi in Dominica: CBI team led by woman officer to bring him back if deported

Mangalore Today News Network

New Delhi, Jun 02, 2021:        Sharda Raut, the investigating officer in Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud case, will be bringing back Mehul Choksi from Dominica if he is deported to India. Sharda Raut, who is in Dominica with 6 other officials, including another CBI officer, is heading the operation to bring back Mehul Choksi.

 

Sources have said, if the Dominican court orders the deportation of Mehul Choksi, he will be brought to New Delhi in a private jet by the team of Indian officials and will be placed under arrest by Sharda Raut upon landing.

India Today TV has learnt that the Indian officials have had several meetings with the Dominican authorities to ensure that India’s case is represented strongly when it comes up for hearing on Wednesday.

India Today TV has learnt that the Enforcement Directorate’s affidavit will be filed before the Dominican Court on Wednesday evening with the details of Mehul Choksi’s criminal activities, explaining how he is an Indian citizen and on what grounds he should be deported to India.

Sources have told India Today TV that through the Dominican prosecutors, the ED and CBI will try to convince the court that the man in their custody is a wanted accused in India since January 2018 and based on the red notice by Interpol, he should be deported to India immediately.

Mehul Choksi, who was awarded Antiguan citizenship in November 2017, never completed the process to surrender Indian citizenship and as of today, he remains an Indian national.

Sources have said that the central financial probe agency is in touch with the officials, including the CBI officers who are in Dominica, and concrete evidence against Mehul Choksi has been shared with them.

The agency officials are also trying to ensure that Mehul Choksi’s case in Dominica does not get stuck in legalities else it will be a long wait for India.

Mehul Choksi, who disappeared mysteriously on May 23 from Antigua, was arrested by the Dominican police for entering their country illegally.

Mehul Choksi has alleged that he was abducted from Antigua, possibly by Indian and Antiguan officials, beaten up and then taken to Dominica where as part of the conspiracy, he was arrested by the police.

Courtesy:India Today