Jan 21: The fugitive Indian businessman Mehul Choksi has surredered his Indian passport to the Antiguan government, news reports said Monday morning.
Choksi is one of the main accused — the other being his nephew Nirav Modi — in the over Rs 13,000 crore Punjab and National Bank scam.
Choksi fled to Antigua in January 2018 and has been living there since.
He had in December last year told a Mumbai court that he cannot return to India for questioning because his "poor health" would not allow him to undertake the 41-hour flight from Antigua to India. He had however consented to being questioned via video conferencing.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had on January 1 this year said in an interview to ANI that defaulters will not be spared and that his government will bring them back to India.
“Those who fled during this government, they will be brought back, today or tomorrow. Diplomatic channels, legal courses, and seizure of properties being done. Those who have stolen India’s money, they will have to compensate for each and every penny,'' Modi said.
Comments
Add new comment