Dominica

Dominica high court rejects Mehul Choksi's bail plea, deems him flight risk; key events so far

Choksi, 62, who has an Interpol Red Notice against him, had mysteriously gone missing on 23 May from Antigua and Barbuda where he has been staying since 2018 as a citizen after fleeing from India.

MEA says Centre will continue 'all efforts' to bring fugitives back to India as Mehul Choksi case continues

MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi added that India has been seeking extradition of fugitives Vijay Mallya and Nirav Modi from the UK

Dominica document shows Mehul Choksi was termed 'prohibited immigrant'; all you need to know

Documents accessed by News18 show that the Internal Security minister of Dominica, Rayburn Blackmoore, wrote to Choksi on 25 May informing him that he was being declared a 'prohibited immigrant' under the country's Passport Act

Rights of 'Indian citizen' Mehul Choksi will be respected, court will decide future course, says Dominica PM

Choksi, wanted in a Rs 13,500-crore bank fraud case in India, was held in Dominica after his disappearance from Antigua and Barbuda on 23 May

Antigua police has started investigating Mehul Choksi's 'abduction', says PM Gaston Browne

Choksi went missing from Antigua and Barbuda on 23 May; his lawyers allege that he was kidnapped and brought to Dominica by boat

India's team tasked with bringing Mehul Choksi from Dominica returns after court adjournment

On Thursday, Dominica High Court adjourned the hearing on Choksi's habeas corpus petition. The next hearing is likely to be held after a month

Dominican govt tells court to reject Choksi's habeas corpus petition, says he illegally entered country

Choksi, who is wanted in India in an alleged Rs 13,500 crore loan fraud case, filed the habeas corpus petition claiming he was abducted and forcefully brought to the Caribbean island nation, local media reported

Mehul Choksi's 'disappearance' sparks political slugfest in the Caribbean: Roundup of what has happened so far

The whole fuss over Choksi's presence in one or the other Caribbean island, which are roughly just 100 nautical miles apart, stems from the uncertain status of his citizenship.

Private jet from Delhi with Mehul Choksi's deportation documents has reached Dominica, confirms Antigua PM

On Sunday, ANI quoted Antiguan Prime Minister Gaston Browne as saying that if Choksi is deported to Antigua, he will continue to enjoy the legal and constitutional protections of citizenship.

Mehul Choksi' photos from Dominica released by local media; PNB scam accused seen with swollen eye, bruised arm

The photos have been released shortly after a court in the island nation restrained his deportation till Wednesday