New Delhi: Bengaluru-based entrepreneur Hariprasad SV, the whistle-blower of Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam, hailed the arrest of fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi on Monday, April 14. Mehul Choksi was arrested in Belgium on India's request for his role in the PNB loan fraud case.
Speaking to ANI, Hariprasad termed it as "great news" not only for India but for all those who were cheated by him.
"Wow, Mehul Choksi getting arrested in Belgium is great news not only for India but also for all those who got cheated by him. The government must bring him back to India as soon as possible, and justice must be delivered," he said.
"Apart from bringing him back, the most important thing is to get back all those billions of dollars he looted from India and stashed anywhere in the world. Hopefully, the Government of India will succeed this time. Great news," Hariprasad said.
Absconding diamantaire Mehul Choksi has been arrested in Belgium following an extradition request by Indian probe agencies for his involvement in the Rs 13,000 crore PNB bank loan "fraud" case.
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