Mehul Choksi now protects himself in the Caribbean islands

The fugitive jeweler Mehul Choksi, wanted in the Rs 11,600 crores swindle of the Punjab National Bank, moved to Antigua and Barbuda and bought citizenship in the Caribbean nation, according to sources in survey agencies. The anti-Ugandan authorities informed the Enforcement Branch that Mr. Choksi arrived in the country this month after obtaining a pbadport. Until then, he was hiding in the United States.

To become a citizen, you can invest $ 1.5 million or contribute $ 100,000 to the National Development Fund or an approved charity. In addition, applicants must be "exceptional in character, hold no criminal record, have high personal net worth and reside with family members who are included in the application in the country for a minimum of 35 days in a period five-year-old

Choksi, an uncle of his alleged partner in the crime Nirav Modi, fled to India in January, weeks after the bank's scam surfaced

"For get citizenship all you need is money An IPS agent

A special court in Mumbai had issued a warrant for arrest against him. Armed with the warrant, the IWC asked Interpol to issue a red corner notice against the promoter of the Gitanjali group, which is one of the brains of the $ 2 billion bank fraud at the Punjab National Bank, but it is still

On this basis, the Red Corner Notice's application was moved in June While RCN was issued against Nirav Modi and his brother Nishal by Interpol, the demand for such an opinion against Choksi is pending with the international police cooperation agency based in Lyon, they said.

Mehul Choksi refused to return to India, claiming that he would be killed by rioters when he was brought back to India. He also appealed to Interpol saying he feared being lynched in India.

Also for the cancellation of warrants against him, his lawyer appealed in court: "There have been several cases of lynchings in India. Even the plaintiff faces a similar threat because many people have grievances and anger against him (Mehul Choksi). "

India has no extradition treaty with the countries of Antigua and the Caribbean that would allow Choksi to evade the law forever