Belgium rejects Choksi’s plea against extradition

BELGIUM'S SUPREME COURT — the Court of Cassation — on Tuesday rejected the appeal of fugitive diamond trader Mehul Choksi challenging the extradition request of India in connection with the =13,000-crore alleged bank fraud in Punjab National Bank, authorities in that country said.

- ABHISHEK SHUKLA

Choksi, who escaped to Antigua and Barbuda in January 2018, days before the scam was detected, was spotted in Belgium, where he had purportedly sought treatment. India had sent an extradition request to Belgium on August 27, 2024, based on arrest warrants issued by a special court in Mumbai.