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TopicMehul Choksi

Topic: Mehul Choksi

No proof of unfair trial in India, says Belgian court rejecting Mehul Choksi plea against extradition

Court order says Choksi could not prove his claims of political bias, lack of independence in Indian judiciary, torture in Indian jails. Choksi can still appeal against extradition in Belgian SC.

Turning point in India’s 8-yr pursuit of Mehul Choksi as Belgian court orders fugitive’s extradition

Choksi can still appeal against extradition to higher court. India has guaranteed Choksi will be kept in humanitarian conditions at par with European human rights laws.

What’s stalling India’s efforts to bring back fugitive white-collar criminals? The state of prisons

New Delhi: Ample space and sunlight. No solitary confinement. No overcrowded cells. High-security prisons. And, 24-hour running water. This is what the Indian government has been...

Diamond merchant Mehul Choksi put under provisional arrest in Belgium, India seeks extradition

Request was made by CBI to Belgian authorities following which they moved to make provisional arrest of fugitive diamantaire, ThePrint has learnt. Choksi is wanted in PNB fraud case.

Tahawwur Rana’s extradition in final stage, but many high-profile fugitives beyond India’s grasp

Fugitive industrialist Vijay Mallya’s extradition is stuck in 'final stage' for last 5 years. Others whose cases are caught in quagmire are diamantaires Mehul Chokshi & Nirav Modi.

Mehul Choksi fraud case: Assets worth Rs 125 crore to be returned to money laundering victims

Properties to be handed over include flats in Mumbai and two factories and godowns situated in SEEPZ Mumbai, ThePrint has learnt from ED officials.

Our take on Rahul Gandhi disqualification, Xi-Putin meet, Choksi’s kidnapping— in 50 words

ThePrint view on the most important issues this week.

Mehul Choksi tale shows how legal systems make old pirate citadels a shelter for rich criminals

Five centuries after the high noon of the pirate kingdoms of the Caribbean, the story isn’t quite over. This is why the Mehul Choksi story is extraordinary.

Now, CBI books Mehul Choksi for Rs 22 crore ‘loan fraud’ against public sector NBFC

According to FIR registered by CBI, fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi allegedly pledged gemstones that were 'not real' while seeking a Rs 25 crore loan from IFCI.

On Camera

Mumbai woman who shouted at minister spoke for many Indians, exposed BJP’s protest politics

Had it been a poor woman shouting at Maharashtra minister Girish Mahajan over the roadblock, the police would likely have arrested her, raided her home, and terrorised her family members.

India’s online gaming rules to take effect on 1 May; most games exempt from registration

The rules, which come into force on 1 May, establish an Online Gaming Authority which will determine whether a game is an online money game or online social game in only three situations.

Japan overhauls post-World War II pacifist military approach, lifts restrictions on defence exports

Since October last year, Japan PM Sanae Takaichi has planned to increase defence spending target to 2 percent of GDP.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.