Interpol has issued a Red Corner Notice against absconding billionaire Mehul Choksi, who is accused of cheating state-run Punjab National Bank to the tune of Rs 13,000 crore in alleged collusion with his nephew Nirav Modi, officials said on Thursday.
"The Interpol has issued a Red Corner Notice against Mehul Choksi on the request of CBI," CBI spokesperson Abhishek Dayal said. Choksi, who escaped in the first week of January this year after he and his companies cheated the bank of Rs 7,000 crore, has taken citizenship of Antigua.
Choksi had taken an oath of allegiance to Antigua in January this year. In August, India officially sought Choksi's extradition from Antigua. In September, Choksi released a video, in which he labelled the Enforcement Directorate's charges against him in the PNB scam as “baseless”. Choksi also claimed the Enforcement Directorate had illegally attached his properties in India.
In July, Interpol had issued a Red Corner Notice for Nirav Modi.
