Mehul Choksi, ek mashhoor diamantaire aur Gitanjali Group ke malik, 12,636 crore ke Punjab National Bank fraud ke main accused hain. Unhone 2018 mein India se bhaag ke Antigua and Barbuda mein citizenship le li thi, jahan apna naya ghar ban aliya tha.
Antigua Se Dominican Republic Tak
2021 mein Mehul choski Dominican Republic mein unhone illegal entry ke liye arrest hue the. Unhone claim kiya ki Indian agents ne unhe zabardasti Antigua se utha ke ek boat mein Dominican Republic le jaaya. Usne yeh bhi kaha ki unke sath maar peet hui hui aur unhe torture kiya gaya.
Barbara jabarika ka Naam Aaya Samne
Is incident ke baad ek Hungarian woman Barbara Jabarika ka naam news mein Chhaya raha. Choksi ki wife ne kaha ki Barbara ek “honeytrap” ka part thi aur unka husband us jaal mein phans gaya. But Barbara ne saari baatein jhooti bataayi. Unhone kaha, “Main Choksi ki girlfriend nahi hoon. Mujhe uske paison, support, ya fake jewellery ki zarurat nahi.”
Barbar ne bataya ki Choksi ne apna naam “Raj” bataya tha aur August 2020 mein pehli baar mile the. Usne yeh bhi claim kiya ki Choksi ne cuba jaane ka plan banaya tha.
Choksi Ka Ilzaam
Choksi ne Barbara pe iszaam lagaya ki jab use boat mein le jaa kar Dominican Republic le jaaya jaa raha tha, aur Barbara ne madad nahi ki. Unhone kaha, “Uska behavior aisa tha jaise who bhi is planning mein shamil thi.”
Priti Choksi Ka Reaction
Priti Choksi ne Barbara ke sab statements ko jhootha bataya. Unhone kaha “Aise kaise ho sakta hai ki itni badi news ke baare mein Barbara ko kuch na pata ho? Agar who Choksi ki ‘friend’ thit oh usne uski support mein kyu kuch nahi bola?”
51 din ke Jail Aur Wapas Antigua
Choksi 51 din tak Dominican Republic ki jail mein rahe, phir UK ke Queen’s Privy Council se relief milne ke baad wapas Antigua chale gaye. Aur wahaan se India unhe extradite nahi kar paya. Baad mein Dominican Republic mein illegal entry ke charges bhi drop ho gaya.
Interpol Red Notice Hata
2023 mein Interpol ne Mehul Choksi ke khilaf Red Notice hata diya. CBI ne kaha ki Choksi ne international forums mein jhooti kahaniya sunaakar Interpol ko confuse kiya. But CBI ne yeh bhi bataya ki Red Notice hona zaroori nahi hai kisi ko extradite karne ke liye.
Belgium Mein Girftaari
2024 mein Indian agencies ko pata chala ki Choksi Belgium mein hai. Indian authorities ne turant Belgian agencies ko inform kar diya. Belgium police ne Choksi ko arrest kiya jab who Switzerland bhaagne ki koshish kar raha tha. Uski wife Priti Belgian citizen hain. Information ke hisaab se Choksi ne Belgium mein rehne ke liye fake documents diye aur apni Indian aur Antiguan citizenship chhupaayi.
Lawyer ka Defence
Choksi ka lawyer ne kaha ki Choksi Belgium mein cancer treatment kara rhe hain aur India nahi aa sakte. Who Switzerland mein treatment continue karna chahte hain. Lawyer ne yeh bhi kaha ki India aane par unke client ke sath galat vyavhaar ho sakta hai, isliye who khud ko protect karna chahte hain.
