Mehul Choksi Seen In Dominica Police Custody In New Photo

Mehul Choksi, wanted in India for the PNB scam, was captured in Dominica earlier this week after going missing from the Caribbean nation of Antigua.

Fugitive jeweller Mehul Choksi was seen in the custody of the police in Dominica in a photo obtained by local media on Saturday shortly after a court in the Caribbean island nation extended till Wednesday its order restraining his deportation. The court also directed that the 62-year-old businessman be taken to a hospital for medical attention and a COVID-19 test. On Wednesday, it will hear a habeas corpus plea - which determines whether a detention is lawful - on Wednesday field by Choksi, who has been charged with entering the country illegally, 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.