Financial scam-accused Mehul Choksi, apprehended in Dominica is likely to be repatriated straight to India as Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne told news agency ANI that Antigua will not accept him back. The prime minister also said that Choksi made a "monumental error" by fleeing the island. His family members staying in Antigua are legal citizens and they are not known to be "let's say criminals", the prime minister said. Watch | ‘Dominica agreed for Mehul Choksi's repatriation to India’: Antigua PMThe Indian and Antiguan authorities are in touch with the Dominican government, he said. According to reports, Mehul Choksi, wanted in India in connection with a ₹13,500-crore loan fraud in Punjab National Bank, went missing on Sunday.

Source: Hindustan Times May 27, 2021 02:48 UTC