Girl who travelled with Mehul Choksi to Dominica not his girlfriend, part of team that 'abducted' him: Sources

On Sunday, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda Gaston Browne made a sensation claim, saying Choksi travelled with his girlfriend to Dominica but he was caught.

Mehul Choksi was indeed with a girl when he landed in Dominica but she was not his girlfriend, sources close to the fugitive businessman have told India Today TV, adding that she was a part of the team involved in his "abduction, torture and arrest". Choksi had gone missing some days ago from in Antigua and Barbuda and was later traced to and arrested in Dominica. He alleged through his lawyers that he was abducted on May 23 and that people with 'links to India' abducted him in collaboration with Antiguan officials. He was then beaten up, tortured and taken to Dominica in a vessel where he was arrested, claim Choksi's lawyers. On Sunday, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda Gaston Browne made a sensational claim, saying Choksi travelled with his girlfriend to Dominica but he was caught. The PM has also requested the Dominican authorities to directly deport Choksi back to India.