After bail from Dominica HC, Choksi returns to Antigua for medical treatment
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New Delhi, July 15 : Indian fugitive businessman Mehuk Choksi, who is wanted in Rs 13,500 crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud case has returned to Antigua and Barbuda from Dominica, two days after being granted bail on medical grounds.
Choksi s lawyer Vijay Aggarwal told IANS: My client Choksi has returned to his home in Antigua safely. He faced no issues while entering back in Antigua.
Aggarwal said that Choksi is receiving medical treatment and his family is feeling relieved however torture during kidnapping has him caused lot of psychological and physical harm.
Diamantaire Mehul Choksi has landed in Antigua and Barbuda, where he has been staying since 2018 after leaving India, after 51 days of custody in neighbouring Dominica for illegal entry which his lawyers claim was a kidnapping plan, local media reported. Choksi, 62, was given bail by Dominica High Court to travel back to Antigua for seeking medical help from a neurologist based there. After depositing bail money of EC Dollars 10,000, Choksi in a shirt and shorts flew back to Antigua in a chartered plane, Antigua News Room reported. While seeking bail, Choksi had attached his medical reports, including CT scan, which showed mildly worsening hematoma .
Mehul Choksi lands in Antigua and Barbuda to seek medical help
Diamantaire Mehul Choksi has landed in Antigua and Barbuda, where he has been staying since 2018 after leaving India, after 51 days of custody in neighbouring Dominica for illegal entry which his lawyers claim was a kidnapping plan, local media reported. Choksi, 62, was given bail by Dominica High Court to travel back to Antigua for seeking medical help from a neurologist based there.
After depositing bail money of EC Dollars 10,000, Choksi in a shirt and shorts flew back to Antigua in a chartered plane, Antigua News Room reported.
While seeking bail, Choksi had attached his medical reports, including CT scan, which showed mildly worsening hematoma .
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Mehul Choksi has landed in Antigua and Barbuda after 51 days of custody in neighbouring Dominica for illegal entry.
Dominica court grants bail to Mehul Choksi, asks to deposit Eastern Caribbean dollars 10,000 as surety for the bail.
New Delhi: After 51 days of custody in neighbouring Dominica for illegal entry, which Mehul Choksi’s lawyers claim was a kidnapping plan, the fugitive diamantaire has landed in Antigua and Barbuda, where he has been staying since 2018 after leaving India. As per local media reports, the Dominica court on Monday (July 12) granted bail to the absconding businessman and allowed him to travel back to Antigua for his medical treatment.