Mehul Choksi Granted Bail By The Dominican Republic’s Court

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Highlights

There has been a new turn in the case of Mehul Choksi in the Dominican Republic
Mehul Choksi and Nirav Modi had been responsible for the PNB scam in 2017
Mehul Choksi’s case has been adjourned citing medical reasons.

It seems that the twists and turns in the Mehul Choksi case never seem to end. There has been information that he has received bail from the Dominica High Court. An Indian Air Force Plane landed in Douglas-Charles airport after he had received this bail on 28^th May. A special group of officers joined this plane in order to provide proof of the PNB scam before Dominica HC released him. The chartered plane however left the country on June 3^rd at 8:10 pm after the case had been adjourned in the court and the next hearing was not for several days.

Scam By Nirav Modi And Mehul Choksi

Mehul Choksi has been accused of siphoning about 13,500 crore INR from the public money which had been added to the Punjab National Bank. His nephew, Nirav Modi, had also been a part of this scam. He had acquired the citizenship of countries like Antigua and Barbuda in 2017. He had fled to the islands in 2018 when the anger of the people was high and raging against him. Extraction of Mehul Choksi was requested by the Indian government. His citizenship was soon revoked and he went missing again for a couple of months.

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Arrest By The Dominican Republic

Four days after the disappearance of Mehul Choksi, the Dominican Republic had informed officially that they had detained the scammer in their custody. The countries which had provided him citizenship refused to take him back and it was decided that he will be sent back to India, where he would be tried in court for the scams he has committed. His bail plea had been refused on the grounds of him being a flight risk.

The bail application was later altered because Choksi requires specialized medical assistance which was not available in the Dominican Republic. That is why the case against him has been adjourned for now.

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What Will Happen Now?

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