Antigua to investigate Choksi complaint he was kidnapped by “Indians”

Choksi complaint references Indian “chief agent”, “high ranking Indian politician” for alleged abduction

After repeatedly rejecting fugitive claim that he had been abducted from the Caribbean islands of Antigua and Barbados, announced on Monday that police there will investigate the “very serious” offence that Mr. Choksi might have been kidnapped to Dominica, ahead of a Tuesday hearing in Dominica for Mr. Choksi’s bail application. “An abduction is a serious offence and assuming the veracity of that claim, law enforcement and the executive would be very concerned. And so I said that this requires vigilance and surveillance and to ensure we step up our security in order to protect our citizens and residents,” PM Browne said in a radio interview, adding that he had earlier dismissed Mr. Choksi’s claims because Antigua and Barbados do not have a “culture of abduction”. He also “categorically” denied that Antiguan authorities had been involved in Mr. Choksi’s disappearance from Antigua on May 23 and in collaboration with Dominican or Indian authorities. Also read: