Kharge calls out govt’s double standards citing Choksi case
Fugitive jeweller Mehul Choksi removed from the Interpol database of Red Corner Notices while Opposition leaders remained on the radar of the CBI and the ED.
Fugitive jeweller Mehul Choksi removed from the Interpol database of Red Corner Notices while Opposition leaders remained on the radar of the CBI and the ED.
The 63-year-old fugitive is wanted in India in connection with a Rs 13,500-crore fraud in the Punjab National Bank (PNB).
Choksi not only reached out to Henry but also tried to influence Antigua magistrate Conliffe Clarke through illegal payments.
The account became NPA on February 26, 2018, and January 31, 2017, respectively with Canara Bank and Bank of Maharashtra.
Slamming the central agency, Choksi's Advocate said that the financial institution should have carried valuation immediately after default.
Kulkarni was linked to the overseas businesses of Choksi, one of the main accused in the case, and the ED had notified a Look-out Circular (LoC) against him, the officials said.
“We remain committed to bringing economic offenders back to India,” the spokesperson added.
He said that Verma's room was sealed and incriminating documents were taken away. That is why he was removed at 2 a.m. in the morning. "He was not just removed but the evidence was destroyed. This is the reason for his removal which is illegal," he said.
Gandhi was addressing a farmers' rally here as part of the party's campaign for the Assembly elections in Chhattisgarh next month.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) Wednesday seized assets worth over Rs 218 crore in the nearly Rs 13,000 crore loan fraud case probe, officials said.