Was abducted by Indian agents, given shock, claims Mehul Choksi

Fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi who went missing on May 23 from Antigua and Barbuda and was captured in Dominica few days later has said that he was abducted by Indian agents and was given shock with a Taser gun whenever he resisted according to a media reportHe also alleged that he was beaten up by the officialsIn a statement to Business Standard newspaper Choksi said that he was abducted from the Carribean Island of Antigua on the night of May 23 from where he was forcibly taken on a boat to the island of DominicaIn a statement to Business Standard Choksi who is wanted in India in the Rs 13500 crore Punjab and National Bank PNB loan fraud case said that a friend of his in Antigua named Barbara Jabarika had invited him to her houseSo I went into the house In three minutes there were about 8 to 10 peoplehellip and they said that we knew who you are and you have to go for investigation just now with us they just grabbed me and I tried to fight against them but it was very very hardhellip they came at me from all sides they tied my hands my legs and everything Choksi who has been staying in Antigua and Barbuda since 2018 after taking citizenship in 2017 under the Citizenship by Investment programme said in the statementAlso ReadMehul Choksi case 8member India team in DominicaThen they brought one wheelchair they tried to make a story that even the police of Antigua were involved in thishalf of them were India very very strong like army people And they put me on the wheel chair and whenever I was fighhting they would shock me with a taser They tied me from behind my legs and my body my hands everything And they put a gag very big plastic gag in my face he saidThen they got a mask and covered my head And they put me in a boat the whole entire wheelchair then they put me on a big boat a very big boat then they took off the mask There were two Indians They said they were agents from India The two gentlemen who were with me they were Gurjit Singh and there was another name Business Standard quoted Choksi as sayingAt the last hour in the boat I got a call from an Indian authority He said his name is Narendra Singh He is on my case And he said that when you are asked when your interrogation happens in Dominica say that this whole matter happened with your consent They beat me bruised me used the Taser And after coming to Dominica it was an unbelievable experience What I went through for the next few days It was so noncooperation and so bad experience that I cant put in words sic he addedChoksi had gone missing from Antigua on May 23 sparking a massive manhunt He was captured in Dominica on May 26A Dominican court has restrained the extradition of Choksi till further orders by hearing the haebus corpus plea filed by his lawyers The court is all set to further hear the matter later in the dayOn Thursday first pictures of Choksi emerged online showing several signs of bruises on his arms and a swollen eyeChoksi is wanted in India by the Central Bureau of Investigation CBI and the Enforcement Directorate ED in connection with the Rs 13500 crore Punjab National Bank PNB loan fraud case He had shifted to Antigua in January 2018 days before the CBI registered a caseHis lawyer in India Vijay Agarwal had told IANS 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 removedAn eightmember team of Indian officials has also landed in Dominica on a private jet 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