While announcing the order, Judge Wyanete Adrien Roberts also deemed Choksi a flight risk ; Choksi s lawyers told the court on Friday (June 11) that he is entitled to bail as he is a CARICOM (Caribbean Community) citizen
The government and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) have sought to join fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi's case in the Dominica High Court, sources said today.
In an affidavit filed before the Dominican High Court, India has cited evidence uncovered by investigative agencies to assert that fugitive diamond trader Mehul Choksi masterminded the Rs 13,500 crore PNB scam.
In his complaint to the Antigua police, Choksi has claimed that he was abducted on May 23 evening when he had gone to a place where his friend Barbara Jabarica, also a suspect in the case, was staying
In his complaint to the Antigua police, Mehul Choksi has named Gurmit Singh Bhandal, Narendar Singh, Jabarica and other unidentified persons for his alleged abduction. However, Gurjit Bhandal has denied any link to the Choksi case.