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Dominica high court rejects Mehul Choksi's bail plea, deems him flight risk; key events so far
Fp Staff • 4 years agoChoksi, 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
• 4 years agoMEA 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
Fp Staff • 4 years agoDocuments 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
• 4 years agoChoksi, 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
• 4 years agoChoksi 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
• 4 years agoOn 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
• 4 years agoChoksi, 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
Fp Staff • 4 years agoThe 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
Fp Staff • 4 years agoOn 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
Fp Staff • 4 years agoThe photos have been released shortly after a court in the island nation restrained his deportation till Wednesday