Mehul Choksi, PNB scam accused, arrested in Belgium on India's extradition request

Mehul Choksi arrested: In a major breakthrough, fugitive diamond trader Mehul Choksi has been arrested in Belgium, sources confirmed. The 65-year-old,  who has been on the run in connection with the massive Punjab National Bank (PNB) loan fraud, was taken into custody on Saturday (April 12) following a request from India's Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Sources said that after the Interpol Red Notice against him for arrest was "deleted", Indian agencies, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the CBI, moved for his extradition from Belgium.

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