Fugitive Mehul Choksi Says He 'Maybe Kidnapped Once Again And Taken To Guyana'

I may be coerced and kidnapped once again, and taken to Guyana, where there is a strong Indian presence, which may be utilized to spirit me away in an unlawful and illegal manner: Mehul Choksi

Mehul Choksi | PTI

New Delhi: Fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi in an interview with ANI said that he fears he might be again kidnapped and taken to Guyana. He fears that from there he might be taken away in an unlawful and illegal manner. 

"I may be coerced and kidnapped once again, and taken to Guyana, where there is a strong Indian presence, which may be utilized to spirit me away in an unlawful and illegal manner,” asid Choksi in the interview. 

He alleged that due to his poor health he remains confined to his home. "I am currently confined to the limits of my house in Antigua, my poor health doesn't allow me to move anywhere else, and the traumatizing experience I suffered at the hands of my Indian captors led to an irreversible degradation," he said.

He said that his experiences of the past have taken a toll on his mental health. "I'm seeking help for the disastrous state of my mental health as I am consumed by constant fear, numbed by the shock of my experiences in the past few months. I am unable to step outside my house despite my doctors' recommendations and I seek to avoid the limelight at all costs now. My poor health doesn't allow me to go and do anything,” Choksi alleged.

"My lawyers are fighting cases in both Antigua and Dominica and I have complete faith that I shall emerge victorious because I am an Antiguan Citizen who was kidnapped, abducted, and taken against my will to a different country," Choksi added. 

He further said that he has faith in the legal system of the commonwealth countries and that he will get justice."It is a matter of record the extent to which certain governments are willing to go to secure my presence, but I repose full faith in the legal systems of commonwealth countries and I'm sure that justice will prevail in the end," he said. 

Choksi was reported missing after going out for a dinner in Antigua on May 23 this year. He was soon caught in Dominica. The Dominican police had charged Choksi with illegal entry after he allegedly escaped from Antigua and Barbuda in a possible attempt to dodge extradition in India. 

He was later released on bail by the Dominican High Court on medical grounds.