On the fugitive’s trail

The Antiguan Prime Minister told local media on Sunday that India has sent a private jet to Dominica to repatriate Mehul Choksi. Indian officials remained tightlipped about it

CHOKSI GOES MISSING

The PNB scam accused disappears from Antigua and Barbuda, whose citizenship he holds, on May 23 after he went for dinner at a popular restaurant

FOUND IN DOMINICA

Dominican authorities detain Choksi for illegal entry into the Caribbean island on May 25.

Choksi may have taken his girlfriend to Dominica on a romantic trip and got caught, the Antiguan PM said

COURT STEPS IN

On May 28, a court stays his immediate repatriation after his lawyers say he was illegally taken to Dominica

INDIAN EFFORTS

There is no official word but Indian officials say they are keen to bring Choksi back from Dominica directly because if he is sent to Antigua, he will have citizenship rights and the extradition case can last years

His lawyers argue that deportation to India will be illegal as he is not an Indian citizen. An Indian official, however, said that Choksi’s Indian citizenship was never cancelled