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Updated: September 11, 2018 1:05:53 pm
Mehul Choksi was asked to answer questions in Antigua. (Source: ANI)
Speaking from an undisclosed location in Antigua, Mehul Choksi, one of the key accused in the Rs 13,600 crore PNB scam, has termed the allegations raised by the Enforcement Directorate as "false and baseless".
"" All the allegations labeled by the ED are false and baseless. They (the ED) have attacked my properties illegally without any basis of the same, "he said in an interview.
Choksi was replicated to a set of questions by ANI and was asked by his lawyer in Antigua.
When asked about the suspension of his passport, Choksi said there was no question of him surrendering when he had been revoked.
"They revoked my passport altogether in which I was immobilized. On February 16, I received an email from a passport that said my passport was suspended in India. On February 20, I sent an email to the regional passport office, Mumbai, requesting them to revoke the suspension of my passport.
"However, I did not receive any reply from the regional passport office. Further, they did not give any explanation to the question of why I was a security threat to India, "Choksi said.
#WATCH PNB Scam accused Mehul Choksi on his passport revocation. Please note: ANI issues were asked by Mehul Choksi's lawyer in Antigua. pic.twitter.com/dwuPnOPaxd
– ANI (@ANI) September 11, 2018
The ED's request for an Interpol Red Notice against Choksi has been pending for months.
In a communication sent last week, the ED asked the question of providing information on the ED request to Choksi. The agency said this was because the Interpol's queries were based on objections raised by the fugitive jeweller.
"The fact that Choksi's objections to our request for a request for a review are only pin-pointed, only that it has all the details of our request," an ED official said.
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