Indian citizen Mehul Choksi goes missing in Antigua
- May 25, 2021,
- Updated May 25, 2021, 12:21 AM IST
SAINT JOHN'S: Mehul Choksi (62), the fugitive diamond trader who is wanted in the multi-billion dollar PNB scam case has gone missing from Antigua.
According to reports, Mehul Choksi who has taken citizenship of became of Antigua and Barbuda, a Caribbean island nation may have fled Antigua and landed in Cuba.
The 62-year-old was reported missing on Sunday 23rd May 2021 at the Johnson Point Police Station.
According to reports, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is verifying the missing report of Choksi and the facts.
Meanwhile, Commissioner of Police Atlee Rodney told "Antiguanewsroom", a local media outlet that the police are "following up on the whereabouts of Indian businessman Mehul Choksi," who is "rumoured" to be missing.
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Mehul Choksi may have fled Antigua and relocated to Cuba, where he owns the land, according to reports.
Mehul's associate was quoted in a media report in Antigua as saying, "Mehul Choksi has left the country and is most likely residing in his other luxurious home in Cuba. He also said Mehul has citizenship of another Caribbean country as well."
Mehul Choksi was last seen at around 5:15 pm on May 23 before leaving home in a motorcar which has since been recovered.
The police are asking for the public's help in tracking down Choksi's whereabouts.
Mehul Choksi and his nephew Nirav Modi are wanted for allegedly using letters of undertaking to syphon off Rs 13,500 crore from the state-run Punjab National Bank (PNB).
Although Nirav Modi is in a London jail after being denied bail on several occasions and is fighting extradition to India.
Choksi obtained citizenship in Antigua and Barbuda through the citizenship by investment scheme in 2017 before fleeing India in the first week of January 2018.