Pnb Scam

Fugitive diamond tycoon Mehul Choksi, wanted in the ₹13,000 crore PNB scam, has been arrested in Belgium. Will he finally be extradited to India? What’s the status of the case and why is this arrest significant? Watch the full explainer for all the answers.

ED moves to seize Mehul Choksi’s foreign assets across 10 countries amid extradition: Report

Choksi's request for release from prison is expected to be heard within a week.

Mehul Choksi arrested: When the fugitive was 'abducted' to Dominica after being honeytrapped

In 2021, Choksi was detained in Dominica, while allegedly attempting to flee to Cuba by boat. However, his lawyers claimed that he was forcibly abducted from Antigua and taken to Dominica, after being honeytrapped by a woman.

PNB fraud co-accused Mehul Choksi arrested: Timeline of events since the scam was uncovered

The 65-year-old businessman who is a prime accused in the Rs 13,000 crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud is likely to be extradited to India.

PNB scam: Court rejects CBI's plea to arrest ex-top executive of Mehul Choksi's company

Snil Varma, a former international business head of Mehul Choksi's Gitanjali Group, appeared before the court last week, almost seven years after the registration of the PNB fraud case. Following his appearance, the probe agency had sought his custody, which was rejected by special CBI court judge S M Menjoge.

Court separates trial of two accused in PNB scam, says `nobody knows how long Nirav Modi's extradition would take'

Gokulnath Shetty, a retired PNB officer, and Hemant Bhatt, an authorised signatory of Modi's companies, are in judicial custody since 2018 and their bail pleas have been rejected, the court said.

PNB scam: Mehul Choksi's wife moves Mumbai court for cancellation of bailable warrant

The probe agency, Enforcement Directorate (ED), had named Kothari as an accused in the supplementary charge sheet filed last June.

PNB scam: PMLA court grants bail to Nirav Modi's close aide

Subash Parab was a deputy general manager (finance) at Firestar Diamond, a firm owned by Nirav Modi, and was deported to India from Cairo in Egypt in April 2022.

PNB scam: Employee of Nirav Modi's firm gets bail more than four years after filing plea

Special judge SJ Menjoge in his order said that the Bombay High Court had already held that her arrest was "illegal" and the Central Investigation Agency was given the liberty to re-arrest following the due process of law.

India submits reply in Nirav Modi's UK extradition appeal

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), which appears on behalf of the Indian government in the UK courts, had until Monday to file a response in the High Court in London on the 51-year-old diamond merchant's plea against being extradited to India

File No 323: Fugitive Mehul Choksi's lawyer sends notice to producers, director over film on alleged scam

Alleging that the movie and media reports are "part of a mala-fide, vicious and vexatious campaign to tarnish the reputation" of Choski, the lawyer issued a notice to director Karthik K. and producers Kalol Das, Parth Rawal and other individuals involved in the production.

PNB Scam | Why India has to wait for Nirav Modi extradition despite court win

The UK High Court ordered diamond merchant Nirav Modi's extradition to India on the charges of fraud and money laundering, amounting to an estimated $2 billion in the Punjab National Bank (PNB) loan scam case. What options does fugitive businessman Nirav Modi have left? Watch the video to find out!

Illegal entry case withdrawn against fugitive Mehul Choksi in Dominica

Fugitive Mehul Choksi who was charged with illegal entry by the Dominican police, got respite as the prosecution decided to withdraw the legal proceedings against him

Mehul Choksi won’t return to India despite 'seriously considering it' earlier - here is why

Mehul Choksi, the 62-year-old diamantaire, added that he is exercising legal rights in Antigua, where he holds citizenship, and said he cannot travel due to poor health.

Mehul Choksi granted interim bail by Dominica court to travel to Antigua for medical treatment

The hearing in Choksi's extradition case has been adjourned, and is expected to resume after the embattled businessman returns from Antigua following his medical treatment, reports said.

Nirav Modi's sister Purvi, approver in PNB scam case, remits Rs 17.25 crore to govt: ED

Purvi Modi is one of the approvers in the PNB scam case, which lists her brother Nirav and uncle Mehul Choksi among main accused.

Nirav Modi renews UK extradition appeal, to be heard on July 21

The 50-year-old jeweller, who remains behind bars at Wandsworth Prison in south-west London, had lost the first stage of the High Court appeals process last week as a judge declined permission to appeal "on the papers".

PNB scam: CBI files supplementary chargesheet against ex-official of Gitanjali Group of Companies

The supplementary chargesheet, filed more than three years after the first chargesheet in the case against Choksi and his companies, coincides with the legal proceedings against the fugitive diamantaire in a court of Dominica, where he was arrested for "illegal entry" on May 24 after his mysterious disappearance from neighbouring Antigua and Barbuda.

Mehul Choksi case | Indian govt to join legal battle in Dominican court to secure extradition

The Central Bureau of Investigation and the Ministry of External Affairs have prepared a joint strategy to counter Mehul Choksi's arguments in the high court against his extradition to India, reports have said.

ED likely to file chargesheet against Mehul Choksi’s wife Priti in PNB scam case

The Enforcement Directorate may add Priti Choksi’s name in its supplementary chargesheet as they have found evidence pointing at her involvement in the multi-crore bank fraud case.

Mehul Choksi declared ‘prohibited immigrant’ by Dominica government

The May 25 order undersigned by Dominican minister Rayburn Blackmoore further stated that: “You (Mehul Choksi) are, therefore, not permitted to enter the Commonwealth of Dominica and the Chief of Police has been instructed to take all the necessary actions to have you repatriated.”

Mehul Choksi's counsel files affidavit in Dominica court, says left India only for treatment

Mehul Choksi left India in January 2018, days before his name propped up among the main accused in a loan scam which defrauded the state-run Punjab National Bank (PNB) to the tune of Rs 13,500 crore.

Mehul Choksi case: Private jet sent by India leaves Dominica

The Qatar Executive flight A7CEE had left the Delhi International Airport at 3.44 am on May 28 carrying necessary documents related to cases against Choksi. It had travelled to Marigot in Dominica via Madrid as Choksi's lawyers filed a habeas corpus petition before the Dominica High Court.

Mehul Choksi case: Dominica High Court adjourns hearing, next date not fixed

Mehul Choksi, after his "mysterious" disappearance from Antigua on May 23, was detained by the Dominican authorities on May 25. Since then, the Antiguan government has urged the neighbouring Caribbean nation to "directly extradite" him to India.