Mehul Choksi to remain in Dominica, next hearing on June 2: Court

The High Court of Dominica on Friday once again restrained the extradition of fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi who is wanted in India in Rs 13500 crore Punjab National Bank PNB fraud caseJustice ME Birnie Stephenson in her order extended the injunction on removing Choksi from Dominica until further or other hearing of this application is continued until the further hearing of this matterThe next hearing of the case is scheduled for June 2The courts decision came while it was hearing a habeas corpus plea filed by Choksis lawyersThe Dominican court further stated that Choksi must be taken transported to the Dominica China Friendship Hospital for medical attention and the administration of a Covid19 testIt asked the respondents the Attorney General and the Chief of Police to file their affidavits by 1030 on Tuesday and the applicant Choksi to file an affidavit in reply if necessary on or before 330 pm on TuesdayAlso Read Mehul Choksi cant be moved out of Dominica claims lawyerChoksi who is wanted in India by the CBI and the ED for the Rs 13500 crore PNB loan fraud case went missing from Antigua and Barbuda on Sunday sparking a massive manhunt He was captured in Dominica on WednesdayEarlier in the day Choksis lawyer in India Vijay Agarwal told IANS Upon the filing of the habeas corpus petition titled Mehul Choksi vs Attorney General of Commonwealth of Dominica and Chief of Police a Dominica court has ordered a restraint on removing Choksi from the land of Dominica until further orderOn Thursday night Agarwal had said that Choksi was forced to get into a vessel from Antigua and was taken to Dominica He also claimed that there were marks on Choksis body implying the use of forceThere is something fishy and I guess it was a strategy to take him to another place so that there are chances of sending him back to India So I dont know what forces are operating The time will tell he had saidHowever Antigua Police Commissioner Atlee Rodney has rubbished the claims of Choksis counsel and said that they have no information on him being forcefully removedOn Wednesday Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne had said that the fugitive diamantaire needs to return to India where he can face the criminal charges levelled against him Antigua News Room quoted Browne as telling journalists in Antigua and Barbuda We asked them not to repatriate him to Antigua He needs to return to India where he can face the criminal charges levelled against himChoksi an accused in the PNB loan fraud case along with his nephew Nirav Modi has been residing in Antigua and Barbuda since January 4 2018 The CBI and ED which have filed separate chargesheets in the case are trying for the extradition of ChoksiThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever