Mehul Choksi has claimed before the Dominica high court that Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) joint director, Anurag, wrote to Dominican authorities on May 25, two days after he went missing from Antigua and Barbuda, seeking his deportation to India.
The fugitive diamantaire has alleged that the way India found out about his detention in Dominica and issued a requesting letter with “such swiftness” shows “there was some collusion between two governments”.
Choksi made these claims in an affidavit filed before the high court earlier this week in support of his plea seeking judicial review of the illegal entry proceedings against him. He has attached the letter, purportedly signed by the senior CBI officer on May 25, who heads the Bank Securities and Fraud Cell (BSFC) in the agency, and shared with him by Dominica’s prosecution department. HT has reviewed the affidavit.
The document says that India was making an effort to get Choksi deported to India directly, without involving any court process.
After Choksi filed a habeas corpus petition in the Dominica high court alleging abduction, India moved court on June 8, seeking his deportation on the grounds that he continues to be an Indian citizen and should be sent to India to face charges. The legal process in courts may take time as the matter is already adjourned till August and is expected to stretch till the end of the year.
To be sure, governments usually have direct communication with each other on matters of deportation as it’s an administrative process.
Anurag, who goes by only his first name, did not respond to HT’s calls on Saturday.
The news about Choksi missing from Antigua came into the public domain on May 25, when Antiguan Prime Minister Gaston Browne and the police there issued statements saying the businessman went missing on May 23 evening and a search was on for him.
According to official Dominican records, he was apprehended in its territory on May 24, and was charged for illegal entry the next day. The Dominica police has said before the high court that it established Choksi’s identity only on May 27, when his driver’s licence was obtained.
Choksi’s lawyer Vijay Aggarwal and his wife Priti Choksi have, however, alleged he was abducted from Antigua by 7-8 men, tortured and brought to Dominica in a vessel.
“There is overwhelming evidence on record to show that various important people knew that Mehul Choksi has been detained in Dominica on May 25 itself, though it was declared to the world and his family much later and the stand of Dominica police is that they got the identity of Mehul Choksi confirmed only on May 27, when they found his driving license. So, this all speaks volume. Less said the better,” Aggarwal said on Saturday.
Choksi has claimed in his affidavit that a plan to abduct and take him to Dominica was hatched only after the Indian government realised that extradition proceedings in Antigua would take very long.
The fugitive has also annexed the investigation report of the Antigua police, which he claims was obtained by his legal team unofficially, and concludes that his “claim of abduction is credible”.
Both Antigua & Barbuda and Dominica governments have rejected the allegations.
The Indian government has sought Choksi’s deportation on the ground that he masterminded the Punjab National Bank scam worth $952 million and that he continues to be an Indian citizen as his declaration for renunciation of citizenship was never accepted by the ministry of home affairs (MHA).
Choksi has stated in the affidavit that he will present expert evidence to challenge this claim of the Indian government.
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Why his fat ass don’t go back to INDIA??? Mehul a good name is rather to be chosen than great riches.
BECAUSE YOUR GOVERNMENT TOOK HIS FAT ASS MONEY , AND GAVE HIM A FAT ASS CITIZENSHIP .
IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY YOU’LL SEE YOUR GOVERNMENT CABINET IS OVERRUN WITH A WHOLE LOT AND I MEAN A WHOLE LOT OF FAT ASSES . 🤔 MAYBE YOU SHOULD JUST STICK TO FACTS OF THE CASE
I guessed you are not from Wadadli..if so, then it’s not your government that was elected by an overwhelming majority of voter’s which results in 16 to 1 seat’s. If you are a Wadadlian clearly you are an ignoramous filled with hatred and dishonesty.
I hope Choksi and his legal team get all the evidence so we can finally get rid of world dictator traitor tyrant liar Gaston Browne and the rest of his entire septic tank gang. The current piece of shits in govt have only extorted we the people out of money, our lands and our livelihoods.
Our nation downward spiral needs to be reversed before it’s too late and that starts with Gaston Browne and the rest of the leeches. We as a nation are obligated to choose the right leaders and they are anything but right. Creative self enrichment, nepotism, brown paper bags and wife beating, Rolls Royce over the Port fence, stealing of lands for ministers and foreigners, Mehul Choksi, Nigel Christian, sexual aggravated assaults and the list goes on. Don’t forget about Telemaque at the Port either, his hands are also dirty. All they have done is taken care of themselves and screwed we the citizens. A govt should be taken care of its people and representing them not the other way around. The sooner world dictator traitor tyrant liar Gaston Browne and the rest of his entire septic tank gang are removed from office, the better off our nation and our people will be.
People need to start voting for their long term future, their future depends on it. Some on this forum just continue to kiss Gaston batty and they don’t mind at all so long as they getting something for kissing his batty. And the rest get bread crumbs to be satiated.
The sooner world dictator traitor tyrant liar Gaston Browne and the rest of his entire septic tank gang are removed from office and a proper govt put in place, our nation will begin to flourish and we as citizens can hold our heads up high and be proud. If not the piece of shit Gaston Browne and his crew will continue raping us and our nation.
What proper government would you recommend because UPP is not nearly ready…..not by a long shot. Even if they are elected, they have no plan, no vision and no qualified candidates to even tempt me to vote for them.
@ the not ready idiot
It’s not about party, it’s about who is truly representing us properly.
Keep on voting for them. When you don’t have lands and your children don’t have lands or anything to eat, it will be because of you.A
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