Will Use Diplomatic Channels To Get Mehul Choksi Back: Government Sources

Mehul Choksi was fighting two cases in Antigua, according to the CBI, related to his citizenship and his extradition to India.

India will use diplomatic channels to bring back Mehul Choksi from Dominica, sources said today after a statement by Antigua's Prime Minister that the fugitive jeweler can be sent back directly after his capture yesterday. Sources in the home ministry say India enjoys good ties with Dominica. India recently sent one lakh Covid vaccines free of cost to the tiny Caribbean island as part of its "Vaccine Maitri" initiative. Mehul Choksi, 62, was caught while trying to escape to Cuba from Antigua, where he had been living since 2018 after leaving India. He had reportedly escaped from Antigua to neighbouring Dominica by boat. With an Interpol lookout circular against him, he was caught by the local police and is currently in their custody.