Dominica: Several images of fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi in police custody in Dominica surfaced on late Saturday evening. Antigua Newsroom revealed the several photos of the absconding diamantaire behind the bars in a Dominica prison.
As per claims made by Choksi's lawyer, the business was abducted and taken to Dominica earlier this week.
The images shared by Antigua Newsroom shows bruises on Choksi's arm and his eyes swollen and red. He was captured behind the bars.
Check Mehul Choksi's first images below:
Choksi, who had recently fled from Antigua and Barbuda, was captured in neighbouring Dominica after an Interpol Yellow Notice was issued against him.
According to sources close to the development, Indian authorities are in touch with Antigua and Barbuda on the matter and now contact has been established with the government of Dominica.
A High Court of Dominica has 'restrained' the extradition of fugitive businessman until further or other hearing of this application is continued until the further hearing of this matter.
The next hearing of the case is scheduled for June 2.
The court's decision came on Friday while it was hearing a habeas corpus plea filed by Choksi's lawyers.
Choksi, who is wanted in India by the CBI and the ED for the Rs 13,500 crore PNB loan fraud case, went missing from Antigua and Barbuda on Sunday, sparking a massive manhunt. He was captured in Dominica on Wednesday.
Choksi and his nephew Nirav Modi allegedly siphoned off the gigantic public money from the state-run bank using fraudulent letters of undertaking.