CHOKSI BAIL

according to his version of events), tortured and handed over to Dominica authority to deny him rights available to him in Antigua and Barbuda as a citizen. He said he was then taken to Dominica in a vessel, in charges denied by Antiguan Prime Minister Gaston Browne.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the External Affairs Ministry have sought to implead in the habeas corpus petition by filing two affidavits in the Dominica High Court, officials said here.

The central agency will focus on establishing criminal culpability of Choksi, his fugitive status, the serious nature of the fraud he committed on Punjab National Bank (PNB), pending warrants against him, Red Notice and charge sheets, while