New pictures of Mehul Choksi emerge, show injury marks

Pictures of fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi have surfaced on social media which showed several marks of bruises on his face and shoulders even as a private jet landed in Dominica from Qatar Antigua News Room a news outlet in Antigua and Barbuda posted several pictures of Choksi with swollen eyes and several bruises on his arm In a tweet it said First pictures emerge of Mehul Choksi behind barsOn Thursday night Choksis lawyer Vijay Agarwal had told IANS that Choksi was forced to get into a vessel from Antigua and was taken to Dominica He also claimed that there were marks on Choksis body implying the use of force There is something fishy and I guess it was a strategy to take him to another place so that there are chances of sending him back to India So I dont know what forces are operating The time will tell he had said However Antigua Police Commissioner Atlee Rodney has rubbished the claims of Choksis counsel and said that they have no information on him being forcefully removedPrivate jet at Dominica airport is from India confirms Antigua PM on Mehul Choksi repatriationRead ANI Story httpstconF9e2pMM2p pictwittercomoedEKdBpvqmdash ANI Digital ani_digital May 30 2021On Saturday Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne also confirmed that a private jet has landed in Dominica with certain documents related to his case He was responding to a question during his radio programme on a question about a private jet arriving in Dominica from Qatar and said Yes I can confirm that a jet is there My understanding is that Indian government has sent some documentation from the courts to confirm that Choksi is a fugitive My understanding is that it is for the court hearing scheduled on Wednesday June 2 as the Dominica court has put a stay on his deportation So the Indian government seems to be going all out to ensure that he is repatriated to India and face charges thereAlso ReadDeporting Mehul Choksi to India directly may not be easyA Dominican court has restrained on Choksis deportation to India following a habeas corpus filed by his lawyers The High Court of Dominica on Friday once again restrained the extradition of fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi who is wanted in India in Rs 13500 crore Punjab National Bank PNB fraud case Justice ME Birnie Stephenson in her order extended the injunction on removing Choksi from Dominica until further or other hearing of this application is continued until the further hearing of this matterThe Dominican court further stated that Choksi must be transported to the Dominica China Friendship Hospital for medical attention and the administration of a Covid19 test Choksi who is wanted in India by the CBI and the ED for the Rs 13500 crore PNB loan fraud case went missing from Antigua and Barbuda on Sunday sparking a massive manhunt He was captured in Dominica on Wednesday On Saturday the United Progressive Party of Antigua noted the recent statements attributed to Prime Minister Gaston Browne in relation to Choksi a citizen of Antigua and BarbudaIn a shocking statement on the matter Prime Minister Browne indicated that the Government of Dominica should deport Choksi directly to India and not return him to Antigua and Barbuda because he would be protected by the Constitution here the UPP said This statement is both irresponsible and frightening It is not for the Prime Minister to decide who is entitled to the protection of the Constitution We are a nation of laws Every citizen of Antigua and Barbuda is entitled to due process and the rule of law must be respected by all it saidIt was the Gaston Browne Administration that granted citizenship to Choksi Under Section 9 of the India Citizenship Act once a citizen of India accepts citizenship of another country his Indian citizenship is automatically cancelled it said adding that accordingly as inconvenient and embarrassing as it may be for the Government Choksi is a citizen of Antigua and Barbuda not IndiaFollowing the statement of UPP Agarwal said that my client Choksi is a human being not some pawn that he can be just put in any square in the game of chess as per anybodys desire or on anybodys statement My stand is vindicated and I am filled with gratitude and appreciation seeing the statement of United progressive Party Antigua recognising that Antigua ought to protect the rights of every citizenMy client Choksi is citizen of Antigua and is entitled to all constitutional protections under Antiguan constitution and is entitled to all remedies available to him under law which he has even successfully availed Agarwal added On Wednesday Browne had said that the fugitive diamantaire needs to return to India where he can face the criminal charges levelled against him Antigua News Room quoted Browne as telling journalists in Antigua and Barbuda We asked them not to repatriate him to Antigua He needs to return to India where he can face the criminal charges levelled against him Choksi has been residing in Antigua and Barbuda since January 4 2018 The CBI and ED which have filed separate charge sheets in the case are trying for his extraditionThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever