'Mission Choksi' Team Returns As Court Keeps Him In Dominica Till July

On Thursday Dominican courts refused Mr Choksi bail after he pleaded not guilty to charges of illegal entry; he claimed he'd been kidnapped and brought to that country

The multi-agency team tasked with bringing back Mehul Choksi from Dominica will return to Delhi at 11 pm - without the fugitive jeweller - after the Dominican High Court adjourned his habeas corpus petition to July and extended its order on removing him from that country.The eight-member team - which includes Enforcement Directorate officials and the head of the CBI's Bank Securities and Frauds (Mumbai) division - had been sent to assist public prosecutors. The team had reportedly argued that Choksi should be deported back to India on grounds that he remains a citizen of this country. Sources had said: "Choksi is not a citizen of Dominica, so he cannot claim any fundamental rights in the island." However, Choksi's lawyer has said Dominca cannot send his client back to India since he is now a citizen of Antigua and Barbuda. On Thursday the Caribbean nation's court refused Mr Choksi bail after he pleaded not guilty to charges of illegal entry; he claimed he had been kidnapped and brought to Dominica.