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The return of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) to power in Bangladesh has brought back into focus Dhaka’s demand for the extradition of ousted former prime minister Sheikh Hasina from India, setting up a complex diplomatic test for New Delhi.Soon after the BNP’s landslide victory in the country’s first general elections since the 2024 uprising,…
London: Fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi applied to reopen his extradition case at the London high court on Tuesday, claiming he had substantial new evidence that he will be interrogated and tortured by the investigating authorities if extradited to India. His confidential legal application, which hitherto had barred his extradition to India, has now “failed”,…
NEW DELHI: Belgium’s Supreme Court has turned down Mehul Choksi’s appeal against his extradition to India. Court officials said that the order from the Antwerp Court of Appeal, which had cleared the way for his extradition, will now stand.Spokesperson for Court of Cassation, Advocaat-generaal Henri Vanderlinden, told PTI, “The Court of Cassation rejected the appeal….
Inside Arthur Road Jail: Belgian Court shown pictures of barrack where Mehul Choksi may be kept NEW DELHI: India submitted an affidavit to a Belgian court containing detailed architectural drawings and interior photographs of Mumbai’s high-security Arthur Road Jail, where fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi will be lodged following his future extradition in the Punjab National…
Belgium’s Antwerp Court of Appeal has ruled that fugitive diamond trader Mehul Choksi is extraditable to India, rejecting his claims of political persecution and ensuring he faces trial in the Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud case.ANI reported that the court confirmed the offences attributed to Choksi are punishable under both Indian and Belgian law, fulfilling…
Fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi Fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi, imprisoned in the UK for over six years, told a London court that there are “sensational developments” expected when his extradition case to India reopens next month.The 54-year-old appeared before High Court Judge Simon Tinkler at the Royal Courts of Justice on Friday to present his…
New Delhi: A Belgian court on Friday upheld the arrest of fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi by Belgian police on India’s request and approved his extradition to face trial in Rs 13,000 crore bank fraud case. This significant development comes after Choksi’s arrest in Antwerp in April this year.Choksi, uncle of another high-profile fugitive Nirav Modi…
Mehul Choksi (File photo) A court in Antwerp, Belgium, on Friday cleared the extradition of fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi, marking a major breakthrough for India in the Rs 13,000-crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud case. Officials said the court upheld the validity of Choksi’s arrest made by Belgian authorities on India’s request earlier this year.“The…
A Belgian court on Friday ordered the extradition of fugitive Mehul Choksi to India, news agency PTI reported citing officials. Choksi faces charges related to the massive Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud case.“The order has come in our favour. The court has termed his arrest by the Belgian authorities on India’s request valid. The first…
Fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi NEW DELHI: Fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi will be back in a London courtroom on November 23, as judges hear his petition to reopen the extradition trial on the grounds that he could face interrogation if repatriated to India.Nirav Modi argued before the Westminster Court that questioning by Indian agencies may amount…
