SEBI Issues Rs 5.35 Crore Notice To Fugitive Mehul Choksi
NDTV
The demand notice came after Choksi failed to pay a fine imposed on him by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi).
Sebi on Thursday sent a notice to fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi asking him to pay Rs 5.35 crore in a case pertaining to fraudulent trading in the shares of Gitanjali Gems Ltd and warned of arrest and attachment of assets as well as bank accounts if he fails to make the payment within 15 days.
The demand notice came after Choksi failed to pay a fine imposed on him by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi).
Choksi, who was the chairman and managing director as well as part of promoter group of Gitanjali Gems, is the maternal uncle of Nirav Modi. Both of whom are facing charges of defrauding state-owned Punjab National Bank (PNB) of more than Rs 14,000 crore.
Both Choksi and Modi fled India after the PNB scam came to light in early 2018. While Choksi is said to be in Antigua and Barbuda, Modi is lodged in a British jail and has challenged India's extradition request.
