Dominican court blocks fugitive Indian-born jeweller’s removal

Move throws up another hurdle to India’s bid to have Mehul Choksi brought home and tried in its largest bank fraud case.

A Dominican court has restrained local authorities from removing fugitive jeweller Mehul Choksi from the country, throwing up another hurdle to New Delhi’s attempts to have him brought home and tried in India’s largest bank fraud case. Choksi, who was born in India, was captured in Dominica earlier this week after going missing from the Caribbean nation of Antigua on Sunday, triggering a global manhunt. He had been living in Antigua where he had secured a passport, after fleeing India before the fraud came to light. He is one of the main defendants in the case.