Mehul Choksi claims he was abducted, beaten by RAW agents
3 years, 4 months ago

Mehul Choksi claims he was abducted, beaten by RAW agents

India Today  

Fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi has claimed that the two persons who allegedly abducted him from Antigua were the agents of the Research and Analysis Wing. In an interview run on India Today TV, Mehul Choksi identified the pictures of Gurmit Singh and Gurjit Bhandal, the two men he claimed to be RAW agents. Even when I reached Dominica, I heard stories about RAW agents and they are around islands and places around the world," Mehul Choksi said. Read: Back in Antigua, Mehul Choksi says kidnapping by Indian agencies left permanent scars on soul Mehul Choksi said on May 23, he went to Barbara Jarabica's house to pick her up for dinner. Mehul Choksi was arrested in Dominica on May 26 for allegedly entering the country "illegally" from Antigua and Barbuda, where he has been living since January 2018.

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Hungarian woman linked to kidnapping of Mehul Choksi arrested in Abu Dhabi: reports
1 year, 10 months ago

Hungarian woman linked to kidnapping of Mehul Choksi arrested in Abu Dhabi: reports

The Hindu  

Published : Feb 22, 2023 17:51 IST On February 21 night Indian time, the Antigua Observer newspaper reported: “The woman named in the kidnapping of Indian-born diamond dealer Mehul Choksi has reportedly been arrested in Abu Dhabi, sources close to the matter have confirmed.” “According to reports,” the piece went on to say, “Barbara Jarabik was arrested following a red …

Fugitive Mehul Choksi Bribed Antigua Officials to Delay His Extradition to India, Says Report
1 year, 11 months ago

Fugitive Mehul Choksi Bribed Antigua Officials to Delay His Extradition to India, Says Report

News 18  

Fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi, one of India’s most wanted financial criminals, after his failed effort to flee from Antigua to Cuba, has been buying protection in the Caribbean island nation by bribing a string of officials, according to investigations conducted by Kenneth Rijock, a renowned financial crimes investigator. The shocking revelations were made in Rijock’s news article on Blogger, where …

Had no role in Choksi’s abduction: Antigua PM
2 years, 6 months ago

Had no role in Choksi’s abduction: Antigua PM

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Two weeks after Dominica dropped the charge of illegal entry against Mehul Choksi based on a report by the Antigua and Barbuda Royal Police, Antiguan Prime Minister Gaston Browne has denied his government’s involvement in the fugitive businessman’s abduction last year. News portal Antiguanewsroom quoted Browne saying that if the Indian government needed his country’s help with the …

Citing Antigua Police Report Backing Mehul Choksi's Abduction Claim, Dominica Drops Case Against Him
2 years, 7 months ago

Citing Antigua Police Report Backing Mehul Choksi's Abduction Claim, Dominica Drops Case Against Him

News 18  

Charges of unlawful entry into Dominica against fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi has been dropped by the country’s government. The Dominican government has now cited an investigation report of Antigua Royal police’s that hints that Choksi’s mysterious appearance in Dominica was a case of abduction. His capture caused a political storm in the Caribbean with opposition parties accusing governments of Dominica …

Dominica withdraws case against fugitive Mehul Choksi over illegal entry
2 years, 7 months ago

Dominica withdraws case against fugitive Mehul Choksi over illegal entry

India Today  

Authorities in Dominica have “discontinued the proceedings against Mehul Choksi” over his illegal entry into the island nation. In a complaint to the Antigua Police, Mehul Choksi claimed he was an Antiguan citizen and was forcibly brought to Dominica, including by agents of the Research and Analysis Wing. In an interview on India Today TV, Mehul Choksi had identified the …

On Return to Antigua, Mehul Choksi's Extradition Could be Delayed for Years: Report
3 years, 5 months ago

On Return to Antigua, Mehul Choksi's Extradition Could be Delayed for Years: Report

News 18  

There is a new possibility of a long delay in, fugitive economic offender, Mehul Choksi’s extradition to India. According to an exclusive report by Hindustan Times, Indian government officials fear that fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi’s success in persuading a Dominican court to allow him to return to Antigua and Barbuda, whose citizenship he holds, for medical treatment could delay his …

'Boat Arranged, House on Rent': Is Mehul Choksi Planning to Flee Dominica?
3 years, 5 months ago

'Boat Arranged, House on Rent': Is Mehul Choksi Planning to Flee Dominica?

News 18  

Fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi is planning to evade from Dominica as his Syria-born Antiguan close aide Hani Salloum is believed to have arranged a boat to take him to an unknown location, sources told CNN-News18. According to some sources, it is suspected that Salloum, who has already arrived in Dominica, has met Choksi’s brother Chetan Choksi to plan a safe …

No conclusive evidence, but there is info in public that Choksi was abducted: Antigua & Barbuda PM
3 years, 6 months ago

No conclusive evidence, but there is info in public that Choksi was abducted: Antigua & Barbuda PM

The Hindu  

Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne has said he is not aware of “any conclusive evidence” but there is information in public domain that diamantaire Mehul Choksi was abducted and law enforcement agencies may be having some “persons of interest” after their research. Mr. Choksi, wanted in ₹13,500 crore bank fraud case in India, had mysteriously gone missing on …

No Conclusive Evidence, But There Is Info In Public That Choksi Was Abducted: Antigua & Barbuda PM
3 years, 6 months ago

No Conclusive Evidence, But There Is Info In Public That Choksi Was Abducted: Antigua & Barbuda PM

News 18  

Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne has said he is not aware of “any conclusive evidence” but there is information in public domain that diamantaire Mehul Choksi was abducted and law enforcement agencies may be having some “persons of interest” after their research. Choksi, wanted in Rs 13,500 crore bank fraud case in India, had mysteriously gone missing on …

Prolong Hearing, Make It a Human Rights Issue: What Choksi’s Lawyers Suggested to Ease Up CBI-ED Pressure
3 years, 6 months ago

Prolong Hearing, Make It a Human Rights Issue: What Choksi’s Lawyers Suggested to Ease Up CBI-ED Pressure

News 18  

Fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi is looking to prolong his legal hearing in Dominica for the possible departure of ED and CBI teams from the nation, top sources told CNN-News18. Choksi’s legal team, which he changed entirely after losing the bail case, has suggested to prolong his legal hearing as much as possible, so that India’s teams from the Enforcement Directorate …

The law and an outlaw: the hunt for Mehul Choksi
3 years, 6 months ago

The law and an outlaw: the hunt for Mehul Choksi

The Hindu  

Mehul Choksi, a diamond merchant on the run since 2017 after orchestrating a colossal financial fraud, was once a sparkling figure in Mumbai’s business and social circles but is now among the most wanted fugitives from India and has a ‘red corner notice’ issued against him. However, other reports stated that Choksi, anticipating the Antiguan government’s willingness to collaborate with …

Dominica declares Mehul Choksi a prohibited immigrant
3 years, 6 months ago

Dominica declares Mehul Choksi a prohibited immigrant

India Today  

Fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi has been declared a prohibited immigrant in Dominica. The Dominican government on Thursday declared diamantaire Mehul Choksi as a “prohibited immigrant” in their country, a development that is likely to strengthen the case of India. India Today is in possession of an order issued by the Ministry of National Security and Home Affairs, according to which, …

Mehul Choksi's Rumoured Girlfriend Refutes Abduction Claims, Reveals Cuba Was His Final Destination
3 years, 6 months ago

Mehul Choksi's Rumoured Girlfriend Refutes Abduction Claims, Reveals Cuba Was His Final Destination

ABP News  

New Delhi: Fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi's capture in Dominica after he tried to flee Antigua and Barbuda, is turning out to be an interesting plot of a movie after his rumoured girlfriend Barbara Jarabica revealed their relationship status while throwing light into the abduction theory. He never explained his escaping plan but I'm certain, I don't think that Dominica was …

'Netflix-Like Stories': Choksi's ‘Friend’ Barbara Jarabica Denies Role in 'Impossible' Abduction
3 years, 6 months ago

'Netflix-Like Stories': Choksi's ‘Friend’ Barbara Jarabica Denies Role in 'Impossible' Abduction

News 18  

Barbara Jarabica, whose name has cropped up in fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi’s alleged abduction case, has rubbished the charges of being involved in his kidnapping, while also clarifying that she is just a “friend” of the businessman, who had introduced himself to her as Raj. She also said that she had no inkling about Choksi’s fraudulent business dealings in India, …

Captain of Yacht to Dominica Rubbishes Mehul Choksi's Abduction Theory, Says No Woman on Board
3 years, 6 months ago

Captain of Yacht to Dominica Rubbishes Mehul Choksi's Abduction Theory, Says No Woman on Board

News 18  

Sources close to the captain of the yacht, Calliope on the Arne, that allegedly carried Mehul Choksi to Dominica from Antigua, Fernandez Ferdinand, have revealed that the abduction theory is wrong. CNN-News18 has also accessed pictures of fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi with his agent, who purportedly helped him escape from Antigua and Barbuda. Govin revealed that the fugitive diamantaire holds …

Mehul Choksi says woman who trapped him helped in his kidnapping
3 years, 6 months ago

Mehul Choksi says woman who trapped him helped in his kidnapping

Op India  

Fugitive Mehul Choksi, the uncle of fugitive Nirav Modi, has filed a complaint to the Antiguan Police Commissioner. In his complaint, Choksi claimed that he was attacked by 8-10 men when he went to a female friend identified as Barbara Jabarica, her alleged girlfriend. They told me that they didn’t want to rob me & returned my money: Fugitive diamantaire …

Beaten up 'Mercilessly' by Men from Antiguan Police, Says Choksi, Gives Details About Rumoured Girlfriend
3 years, 6 months ago

Beaten up 'Mercilessly' by Men from Antiguan Police, Says Choksi, Gives Details About Rumoured Girlfriend

News 18  

Fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi, who is a key accused in the Rs 13,000-crore PNB loan fraud case in India, on Monday said he was brutally thrashed by some men who claimed to be from Antiguan Police on May 23. Govin has revealed that the fugitive diamantaire holds another citizenship of a Caribbean country, apart from Antigua and Barbuda, police sources …

Antigua police has started investigating Mehul Choksi's 'abduction', says PM Gaston Browne
3 years, 6 months ago

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

Firstpost  

Choksi went missing from Antigua and Barbuda on 23 May; his lawyers allege that he was kidnapped and brought to Dominica by boat New Delhi: The Royal Police Force of Antigua and Barbuda has started investigations into the alleged abduction of absconding diamantaire Mehul Choksi to neighbouring Dominica on a complaint filed by his lawyers, Prime Minister Gaston Browne told …

Mehul Choksi Knew Antigua PM Will Send Him Back to India, ‘Planned Abduction’ to Dominica
3 years, 6 months ago

Mehul Choksi Knew Antigua PM Will Send Him Back to India, ‘Planned Abduction’ to Dominica

News 18  

In a startling revelation, CNN-News18 has accessed pictures of fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi with his agent, who purportedly helped him escape from Antigua and Barbuda. Indian intelligence sources also told CNN-News18 that Choksi made up his kidnapping story as he knew about the Antigua government’s commitment to send him back to India. According to Antigua government sources, media reports being …

Mehul Choksi might have travelled in boat from Antigua to Dominica
3 years, 6 months ago

Mehul Choksi might have travelled in boat from Antigua to Dominica

India TV News  

While fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi's extradition case is being heard by a Dominican court, photos of two boats have emerged that might have been used to enter the island nation from neighbouring Antigua. Choksi, who mysteriously went missing on May 23 from Antigua and Barbuda where he had been staying since 2018 as a citizen, was detained in neighbouring Dominica …

Mehul Choksi’s wife Priti says his life may be in danger if he is sent to India
3 years, 6 months ago

Mehul Choksi’s wife Priti says his life may be in danger if he is sent to India

Hindustan Times  

Priti Choksi, fugitive Mehul Choksi’s wife, in an interview to Hindustan Times, has said that her husband is being treated like a criminal in Antigua because of the statements given by the island’s Prime Minister Gaston Browne in the past and that she fears for his life if he is sent back to India. Fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi went missing …

Mehul Choksi: What happens today and what we know so far
3 years, 6 months ago

Mehul Choksi: What happens today and what we know so far

Hindustan Times  

The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court will on Wednesday hear the habeas corpus petition filed by Mehul Choksi’s attorneys last week seeking answers from Dominica on the circumstances under which the fugitive reached or was found in the country on May 23. What has Dominica said so far In a statement last week, the country’s interior ministry said it will repatriate …

Mehul Choksi saga sparks row across Caribbean islands
3 years, 6 months ago

Mehul Choksi saga sparks row across Caribbean islands

Hindustan Times  

Antigua and Barbuda prime minister Gaston Browne on Tuesday denied his government’s involvement in fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi’s disappearance from his country, even as a political row erupted in Dominica, where the 62-year-old has been apprehended, with allegations of the island’s government being part of a plot along with Antigua. Indian-born Choksi mysteriously disappeared from Antigua and Barbuda, whose citizenship …

Antigua PM says he had no role in Mehul Choksi's 'abduction'
3 years, 6 months ago

Antigua PM says he had no role in Mehul Choksi's 'abduction'

Hindustan Times  

After reports accusing Antigua prime minister Gaston Browne of playing a role in fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi’s disappearance from the country surfaced, he said on Monday that he had no clue about the alleged abduction. Mehul Choksi disappeared from Antigua and Barbuda last Sunday and was detained by Dominican police on Tuesday night on charges of illegally entering the island. …

Choksi Didn’t Travel with ‘Girlfriend’ to Dominica, Woman was Part of His ‘Abduction’ Team: Report
3 years, 6 months ago

Choksi Didn’t Travel with ‘Girlfriend’ to Dominica, Woman was Part of His ‘Abduction’ Team: Report

News 18  

After reports emerged that fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi was caught with his “girlfriend” when he was in Dominica, now sources close to him have told India Today TV that the woman was not his girlfriend, instead she was a part of a team involved in his “abduction, torture and arrest”. The 62-year-old businessman had gone “missing” a few days back …

'Woman in question part of team that abducted Mehul Choksi', claims his lawyer
3 years, 6 months ago

'Woman in question part of team that abducted Mehul Choksi', claims his lawyer

Hindustan Times  

Fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi's lawyer has contested the remarks made by Antigua and Barbuda’s Prime Minister Gaston Browne who said that the diamantaire may have taken his girlfriend to Dominica on a romantic trip and got caught. Mehul Choksi mysteriously disappeared from Antigua last Sunday and was later found in neighbouring Dominica. Aggarwal said that the woman "got friendly with …

Was Mehul Choksi allegedly honey-trapped by 'girlfriend'? First images of mystery woman emerge
3 years, 6 months ago

Was Mehul Choksi allegedly honey-trapped by 'girlfriend'? First images of mystery woman emerge

India TV News  

Ever since fugitive Indian diamantaire Mehul Choksi was arrested in Dominica last week, several stories of how actually he was nabbed have been doing the rounds. Reports in Antiguan media and Choksi's lawyers said that he was arrested from Dominica when he was visiting his girlfriend Babara Jarabica. Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne had earlier said that Mehul …

Woman who travelled with Mehul Choksi to Dominica not his girlfriend, part of team that 'abducted' him: Sources
3 years, 6 months ago

Woman who travelled with Mehul Choksi to Dominica not his girlfriend, part of team that 'abducted' him: Sources

India Today  

Mehul Choksi was indeed with a woman when he landed in Dominica but she was not his girlfriend, sources close to the fugitive businessman have told India Today TV, adding that she was a part of the team involved in his "abduction, torture and arrest". On Sunday, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda Gaston Browne made a sensational claim, saying …

Antiguan PM Says Mehul Choksi Was Caught With His Girlfriend, Twitteratis Share Hilarious Memes
3 years, 6 months ago

Antiguan PM Says Mehul Choksi Was Caught With His Girlfriend, Twitteratis Share Hilarious Memes

ABP News  

Antigua: Fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi was caught in Dominica after he had been missing from Antigua for the past few days. He said that Mehul Choksi "made a mistake" by traveling with his girlfriend. During an interview, Gaston Browne said, "Mehul Choksi made a mistake and the information we are getting is that Choksi traveled with his girlfriend but he …

Mehul Choksi's 'Romantic Trip With Girlfriend' to Dominica May Have Landed Him in Jail: Report
3 years, 6 months ago

Mehul Choksi's 'Romantic Trip With Girlfriend' to Dominica May Have Landed Him in Jail: Report

News 18  

Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda Gaston Browne has said that fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi might have taken his “girlfriend on a romantic trip” to Dominica and got caught, Antigua News Room reported on Sunday. Choksi, wanted in a Rs 13,500 crore bank loan fraud case, was on Tuesday night detained in the Caribbean island nation for “illegal entry” after …

Dominica HC Restrains Extradition of Mehul Choksi; Antigua and Barbuda Police Say 'Not Abducted by Force'
3 years, 6 months ago

Dominica HC Restrains Extradition of Mehul Choksi; Antigua and Barbuda Police Say 'Not Abducted by Force'

News 18  

The High Court of Dominica has again restrained the formal extradition of fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi and said that he should be allowed to meet legal counsels. According to a report published in Hindustan Times, Antigua and Barbuda police chief Atlee Rodney has denied that Choksi was abducted by the force. The 62-year-old diamantaire, who went “missing” from Antigua and …

'Forcefully Taken, Body Marks Show Torture': Choksi's Lawyer Smells Plot in Escape Story
3 years, 6 months ago

'Forcefully Taken, Body Marks Show Torture': Choksi's Lawyer Smells Plot in Escape Story

News 18  

Fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi was “forcefully picked up by various people” from Antigua’s Jolly Harbour and taken Dominica, where he may have been “tortured”, alleged his lawyer Vijay Aggarwal on Thursday, claiming the the 62-year-old businessman has wounds on his body. And he was there on Sunday and then he was taken to the police station on Monday.” Choksi, who …

Fugitive Businessman Mehul Choksi Goes Missing in Antigua, Family 'Anxious & Worried', Says Lawyer
3 years, 6 months ago

Fugitive Businessman Mehul Choksi Goes Missing in Antigua, Family 'Anxious & Worried', Says Lawyer

News 18  

Fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi is understood to have gone missing in Antigua and Barbuda with the police launching a manhunt to trace him since Sunday, local media outlets reported. “Antiguanewsroom”, a local media outlet, quoted Commissioner of Police Atlee Rodney on Tuesday that the police are “following up on the whereabouts of Indian businessman Mehul Choksi”, who is “rumoured” to …

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