Fugitive diamond trader Mehul Choksi caught in Dominica missing till yesterday

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Fugitive diamond trader Mehul Choksi caught in
Dominica missing till yesterday New Delhi
(Agency) Fugitive diamond trader Mehul Choksi,
wanted by the CBI and ED in the Punjab National
Bank loan fraud case, has been allegedly detained
in Dominica. According to local media reports,
Choksi is in the custody of the Criminal
Investigation Department (CID) in Dominica.
Choksi was reported missing on Sunday from
Antigua and Barbuda, where he had taken
citizenship, triggering a search for the
fugitive businessman. According to media reports,
Atlee Rodney, the commissioner of the Royal
Police Force of Antigua and Barbuda, said on
Sunday that the force was tracing the
whereabouts of Choksi, who is reportedly missing.
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CBI sources said here that he was apprehended on
the basis of a red corner notice issued earlier
by Interpol. However, another CBI source said
that the agency has not yet received official
confirmation about the capture of Choksi.
Choksi, an accused in a PNB fraud case of over Rs
13,500 crore, has been living in Antigua and
Barbuda since January 4, 2018, along with his
nephew Nirav Modi. By Bureau Report