Fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi residing in Belgium’s Antwerp: report

Fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi is at present residing in Belgium’s Antwerp along with his spouse, Preeti Choksi, after acquiring a ‘residency card’ within the nation, based on a media report.

Indian authorities have requested the Belgian authorities to provoke his extradition to India, RelatedInstances, a media outlet that focuses on the Caribbean area, mentioned.

There was no fast affirmation of the report by Indian authorities.

Choksi, who is needed in India in reference to a ₹13,500-crore financial institution mortgage fraud case, was believed to be residing in Antigua and Barbuda earlier than travelling to Belgium.

His spouse Preeti is understood to be a Belgian citizen.

Choksi is at present residing in Antwerp, Belgium along with his spouse, Preeti Choksi by securing ‘F Residency Card’ within the nation, the media outlet reported.

The report claimed that Choksi gave deceptive and fabricated documentation to acquire residency in Belgium to flee extradition to India.

Choksi submitted “false declarations” and “cast paperwork” to Belgian authorities and misrepresented his nationality in his utility course of, failing to reveal the main points of his present citizenship of India and Antigua, the report mentioned citing sources.

It mentioned he’s reportedly planning to maneuver to Switzerland on the grounds of medical remedy at a well known most cancers hospital.

Choksi and his nephew Nirav Modi allegedly siphoned off ₹13,500 crore of public cash from the state-run Punjab Nationwide Financial institution (PNB) utilizing fraudulent letters of enterprise.

Nirav Modi, lodged in a London jail, is contesting his extradition to India after repeated denial of bail by courts.

In Might 2021, Choksi went lacking from Antigua however was traced and returned to it later.