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SME Times News Bureau | 11 Mar, 2019
With fugitive scamster Mehul Choksi incorporating a company in London
after calling himself a Belgian citizen, the Congress on Sunday accused
the Modi government of trying to shield him by not seeking his
extradition from either the UAE or Belgium with which India has
treaties.
Addressing the media, Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera
showed documents revealing that Choksi on March 7 applied for
incorporating his company "Reh Venture LLP" in London wherein he has
claimed to be a Belgium citizen and given his principal address to be
"Miloni Gems, Jumeirah, Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE)".
Pointing
out that India has extradition treaties with both Belgium and the UAE,
Khera demanded to know why were the Indian investigating agencies trying
to get Choksi from Antigua, a country with which India has no
extradition treaty. "Choksi clearly states that he is a
citizen of Belgium, with which India has an extradition treaty. He gives
his principal address as Dubai in UAE, a country with which we have an
extradition treaty. So why are the Indian agencies trying to look for
him in Antigua where he neither lives nor has citizenship?" asked Khera.
The Congress spokesman asked if the Indian agencies
intentionally did not act to save Choksi, a prime accused in the
multi-million rupee Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam.
"Choksi,
against whom the Modi government claims to have issued a Red Corner
Notice, just three days back, opens a shell company and the Indian
agencies have no clue about it.
"The question is whether the UK
provided the information and the agencies intentionally did not act or
the UK authorities did not inform the Indian authorities despite a Red
Corner Notice."
Accusing Prime Minister Modi and his government
of assisting "fraudsters" like Choksi and Nirav Modi to "loot and
scoot", Khera accused the Enforcement Directorate (ED) of failing to nab
the absconders.
"Are the ED and CBI (Central Bureau of
Investigation) blissfully unaware of this? If not why haven't they
requested Belgium for an extradition? This points to a major
intelligence failure by the Modi government if they aren't even aware of
his nationality."
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