Fugitive diamond trader Mehul Choksi has been arrested in Belgium, according to sources. It will be a big victory for India in its fight against economic offenders if Choksi, wanted in the Rs 13,500 crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) loans scam, can be brought back to India. However, that might not be an easy task, according to the whistleblower of the scam.
PNB scam whistleblower Hariprasad SV on Monday said getting Mehul Choksi extradited from Belgium to India would be difficult as the diamantaire had money to hire the best lawyers and try to delay any move to get him extradited, like fugitive liquor baron Vijay Mallya has done.
Hariprasad spoke to ANI and stated that Choksi had so far delayed the extradition process by hiring top lawyers in Europe.
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"Extradition is not an easy task. Choksi's wallet is full, and he will employ the best lawyers in Europe to avoid the process like what Vijay Mallya has been doing. I don't think it is going to be easy for India to get him back," he said.
"When he was caught in Antigua (Dominica) and other islands, he could manage to get out of it because he has a fleet of lawyers. But I wish and hope that this time, the Indian government will succeed," Hariprasad said.
He further explained that Choksi has duped hundreds of franchises across India and cases have been filed across...
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