Tattoos banned for all minors in China

China on Monday banned minors from getting tattoos, saying body art for those below 18 is against “socialist core values”, urging families and schools to discourage the practice. Any tattoo artist or shop found to be tattooing minors will be strictly punished according to law, the Chinese ministry of civil affairs said in a statement on Monday. Children who already have tattoos but are willing to remove them will be given medical guidance to do so, the statement added. The ban was part of the Measures for the Personal Governance of Minors, a set of rules designed by China’s cabinet after it consulted several government departments, including the Communist Party of China (CPC) Youth League and the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) - which regulates visual and streaming content.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has pressed charges against Priti Choksi, wife of fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi, saying that she was the ultimate beneficiary of certain offshore companies used for routing and parking of funds obtained by the couple by cheating Punjab National Bank. Along with Priti Choksi, the central agency has again named Mehul Choksi, the duo’s three companies – Gitanjali Gems, Gili India and Nakshatra Brand – and Gokulnath Shetty, former employee at the stateowned bank, in the latest charge sheet, the third so far under Prevention of Money Laundering Act. The new charges against Priti Choksi will allow investigating agencies to pursue her extradition from Antigua and Barbuda, a Caribbean country where she fled with her husband after acquiring citizenship in 2017, as well as issue an Interpol red corner notice against her.