PNB scam accused Mehul Choksi now missing from Antigua, police engaged in search

Mehul Choksi, an accused and fugitive diamond trader in the Punjab National Bank scam, has gone missing from Antigua and Barbuda. Choksi’s lawyer Vijay Aggarwal has informed about this. The local police are on the lookout for Choksi. Lawyer Vijay Aggarwal says that Choksi’s family is also very disturbed, as he too does not know what has happened. However, there is a possibility that Choksi has gone to Cuba.

In the circumstances under which Choksi has gone missing. Many questions are arising from him. It is being told that Choksi had left the country in the evening to eat at a famous restaurant in the southern part of the island. He was driving to his car and going to the restaurant. But after this, they are not known anywhere. The family also has no idea about where Choksi went? Lawyer Vijay Aggarwal says the family called him to learn about Choksi. However, Vijay Agarwal also has no information about Choksi’s disappearance or going away.

Meanwhile, according to Antigua media, the police have started a search operation to search for Mehul Choksi. His car was searched in Jolly Harbor last night, but no clue has been found so far. However, no statement has been issued by the police yet. There is a possibility that Choksi has moved to Cuba, where he has a luxurious house.

Significantly, Mehul Choksi is an accused in the Punjab National Bank scam. He fled India in 2018 before the CBI probe began. Choksi is the maternal uncle of Nirav Modi. Nirav Modi is also another prime accused in this alleged fraud case of over Rs 13,000 crore.

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