PNB scam News
The amount is related to a penalty imposed on him for violating insider trading rules in the shares of Gitanjali Gems.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) confirmed the development, stating that Nirav Modi's bail plea was vigorously opposed by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) in London.
Mehul Choksi further contends that the authorities not only disregarded due process but also violated his fundamental rights, contravening the principles of natural justice.
Mehul Choksi was apprehended by Belgian authorities on Saturday after his presence in the country was officially verified.
Mehul Choksi fled India in 2018, initially travelling to the United States before settling in Antigua. A year prior, in 2017, he had acquired Antiguan nationality.
Mehul Choksi Arrested: Punjab National Bank scam whistleblower said that the process is not going to be smooth for India as Choksi not only has a lot of money but also a fleet of good lawyers.
Nirav Modi and his uncle Mehul Choksi are the main accused in the PNB scam.
Mehul Choksi is well-known for the Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam, in which the public sector bank was defrauded of more than Rs 13,500 crore.
Along with his nephew, Nirav Modi, he is charged with being the scheme's creator.
The PNB scandal is centered on the Gitanjali Group, a retail jewelry company with about 4,000 outlets in India.
The cheating against fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi and his company Gitanjali Gems has been filed by the Industrial Finance Corporation of India (IFCI) for allegedly defrauding them, reported ANI.
Nine acres of agricultural land in Nashik are being taken over by the Income Tax department.
Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi, and Mehul Choksi have defrauded Public Sector banks.
They siphoned off the funds through their companies which resulted in a total loss of Rs 22,585.83 crore to public sector banks.
The fugitive diamantaire said that he is seeking help for the 'disastrous state' of his mental health.
Nirav Modi filed fresh appeal against extradition
He claimed he would be at risk of suicide in Mumbai jail
Dominica PM has said that he has no hand in Mehul Choksi's abduction
He has also termed such repots s total nonsene
Nirav Modi's sister transferred Rs 17.25 crore to ED
Purvi Modi said she did not know about the UK bank account
She and her husband are accused in the bank fraud case
Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne said that he was not aware of "any conclusive evidence" that Choksi was abducted
Gaston Browne made this disclosure while responding to questions of opposition MP in the Antiguan Parliament
The Dominica High Court has denied bail to Mehul Choksi in the case of illegal entry into the island country after his mysterious disappearance from neighbouring Antigua and Barbuda.
Choksi went missing from Antigua on May 23 and was caught in Dominica
He was charged with illegal entry into Dominica by police after he allegedly fled Antigua and Barbuda in a possible attempt to avoid extradition to India
The 62-year-old fugitive is wanted in India in connection with the Rs 13,500 crore fraud in Punjab National Bank
Mehul Choksi is a fugitive Indian diamantaire and PNB scam accused
He has been declared a 'prohibited immigrant' in Dominica
Mehul Choksi's alleged girlfriend Barbara Jarabica claimed that she had no role in the abduction of the fugitive businessman. In an interview with Zee Media, Jarabica said that Mehul Choksi approached her during his visit to Antigua last year and introduced himself as "Raj".
Barbara denies role in Mehul Choksi;s abduction
She says she knew him as Raj
Seh calrified that she is a European
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