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Mehul Choksi was arrested on 12 April in Belgium. Fight photo
The Union Home Ministry has assured the Belgian government in an extradition appeal that diamond businessman Mehul Choksi will be treated humanitarianly in India. The Ministry of Home Affairs also spoke about the cell in which Choksi will be kept.
The Center said that Choksi will be placed in Barrack No. 12 of Arthur Road Jail in Mumbai. There is the ability of six people to live there. Two barracks were empty until the letter was sent. The barrack includes clean, thick mat (mattress) of cotton, pillow, sheet and blanket.
The letter further states that Choksi will get clean drinking water and medical facilities round the clock. The Center said that metal or wood beds can be made available on the basis of advice or court order of doctors.
India’s businessman Mehul Choksi is accused of cheating Punjab National Bank ₹ 13,850 crore. On the appeal of extradition of Indian investigative agencies, Choksi was arrested on 12 April in Belgium. He and his nephew Nirav Modi are the main accused in the PNB fraud case.
Mehul Choksi sitting on a wheelchair. The photo is from a magistrate court of Caribbean Dominica on 4 June 2021.
Center said- Mumbai does not have heat, so no AC in jail The Ministry of Home Affairs has said in the letter said that the windows, ventilator and sealing fans are installed in the cells. The weather of Mumbai is usually pleasant throughout the year and does not have much heat. Therefore, the cells do not have air conditioning facilities. It is usually not even needed.
The Ministry of Home Affairs said, ‘Every day broom is swept in the cells of Mumbai jail and cleanliness is taken care of. Regular cleaning, paste control and water is supplied by the municipality. There is an attached toilet and bathroom from the living area. There are also facilities for bathing inside the closet.
The prisoners will get food three times a day. Special dietary needs will also be arranged on the consultation of doctors. There are also facilities like gel canteen, fruits and basic breakfast. The courtyard allows exercise, and indoor entertainment includes board games and badminton. The prison also has yoga, meditation, and library facilities.
Choksi was preparing to escape Switzerland It was revealed in March about Mehul Choksi that he was in Belgium. According to reports, Mehul was living with wife Preeti Choksi, who has received Belgian citizenship. It was Belgian’s Foreign Ministry that India had informed India about the presence of Choksi.
According to sources, Mehul Choksi was trying to flee Switzerland from Belgium. The police cited two arrest warrants while arresting Choksi. These were issued by a Mumbai court. These warrants were on 23 May 2018 and 15 June 2021.
Received resident card with the help of wife Choksi obtained the ‘F Residency Card’ of Belgium on 15 November 2023, allegedly obtained with the help of his Belgian civilian wife. The reports claimed that Choksi had handed over fake documents to Belgium officials. He hid his Indian and Antigua’s citizenship and gave false information so that he could not be sent to India.
Even before leaving India in 2018, Choksi took citizenship of Antigua-Barbuda in 2017 itself. Choksi continued to refuse to appear in India by repeatedly citing poor health. Sometimes he was produced through video conferencing. Many of his properties have also been seized in India.
In 2021, Choksi was arrested in Dominica. Then this picture of him was revealed from jail. Choksi accused him of assault in jail.
Dominica from Antigua reached 51 days in jail Choksi reached the neighboring country Dominica from Antigua in May 2021. He was arrested here. A CBI team reached Dominica to get him extradited, but before that he got relief from the British Queen’s Privy Council. He was later handed over to Antigua.
However, Mehul Choksi had to spend 51 days in Dominica jail. Here he had argued that he wants to go to Antigua and treat a neurologist there. A few days after reaching Antigua, the Dominica court also dismissed the case filed against Choksi.
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