Antigua News Room released three pictures of Choksi and in the pictures the wanted businessman can be seen with swollen eyes and bruises on his arms.
The first pictures of fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi, who was arrested in Dominica few days ago, were released on Saturday (May 29) by a local media outlet. Antigua News Room released three pictures of Choksi and in the pictures the wanted businessman can be seen with swollen eyes and bruises on his arms.
1. Mehul Choksi with swollen eyes
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Choksi is currently in the custody of the police in Dominica. He was caught while 'trying to flee' the island nation. Wayne Marsh, Choksi's lawyer in Dominica, had alleged that his client was ‘severely beaten’ and was ‘abducted’ in Antigua and taken to Dominica. Marsh added that he was not allowed to talk to his client and it was only on May 27 that he was allowed to speak to Choksi.
2. Mehul Choksi shows bruises on his arms
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"I noticed that he was severely beaten, his eyes were swollen and had several burnt marks on his body. He reported to me that he was abducted at Jolly Harbour in Antigua and brought to Dominica by persons whom he believed to be Indian and Antiguan police on a vessel he described to be about 60-70 feet in length," Marsh told ANI.
3. Mehul Choksi was captured in Dominica
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On Thursday (May 27), Choksi's lawyer had claimed that the businessman was ‘forcefully’ taken to Dominica and has ‘marks on torture' on his body. "Choksi has said that he was forced to get into a vessel from Jolly Harbor in Antigua and he was taken to Dominica," Choksi's counsel Vijay Aggarwal told IANS.
4. Mehul Choksi is wanted in multi-crore PNB scam
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Choksi, 62, has been residing in Antigua and Barbuda since 2018 after running away from India. He had gone missing from Antigua on Sunday. Later, he was taken into custody by authorities of Dominica where he was captured 'trying to flee'.
Choksi is wanted in India in connection with the Rs 13,5000-crore Punjab National Bank loan fraud case.
5. Mehul Choksi's extradition to India
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A Dominica court has extended the stay on extradition of Choksi from Dominica. The court will next hear the matter on June 2.
