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Mehul Choksi files fresh plea, accuses authorities of violating natural justice
The fugitive Indian diamond merchant was arrested by Belgian authorities earlier in April on Indian agencies' request for his extradition in the bank fraud case
Published on Apr 29, 2025 01:06 PM IST
Antwerp court rejects Choksi’s bail plea, says ‘may flee Belgium’
Arrested on April 11 by Antwerp police based on an extradition request of CBI, Choksi was in prison since then and was produced before court of appeal in Antwerp on Tuesday by Belgian prosecutors
Published on Apr 23, 2025 09:24 AM IST
Neeraj Chauhan
Belgium court rejects fugitive diamond trader Mehul Choksi's bail plea
Mehul Choksi was arrested by Belgian officials on April 12 following a request from Indian authorities.
Updated on Apr 22, 2025 10:34 PM IST
‘Toughest’: What experts said on Mehul Choksi's possible extradition to India
Mehul Choksi fled India in 2018 and is wanted by the CBI and the ED for allegedly defrauding the Punjab National Bank (PNB) of ₹13,850 crore.
Published on Apr 15, 2025 09:55 AM IST
ANI |
India using 125-year-old treaty to bring Mehul Choksi from Belgium: What is it?
The treaty was first signed on 29 October 1901 between Britain, who was ruling India at the time, and Belgium and underwent amendments in 1907, 1911, and 1958.
Updated on Apr 15, 2025 11:42 AM IST
Nikita Sharma
CBI tapped treaty with Brussels for Mehul Choksi, twice sent team last year
After tracking Mehul Choksi, India seeks his extradition from Belgium for embezzlement and corruption; he was arrested following CBI's request.
Updated on Apr 15, 2025 08:28 AM IST
Neeraj Chauhan , New Delhi
Mehul Choksi held in Belgium, India to seek extradition
A team from CBI is expected to travel to Antwerp in a week’s time and discuss extradition proceedings with the Belgian ministry of justice office bearers
Updated on Apr 15, 2025 05:09 AM IST
Neeraj Chauhan
Mehul Choksi arrested: Here's why his extradition to India can take a long time
Choksi, who is wanted by the CBI and ED in India, was recently arrested by law enforcement officials in Belgium.
Updated on Apr 14, 2025 05:45 PM IST
Mehul Choksi's extradition to India soon? 10 facts on fugitive held in Belgium
Mehul Choksi was arrested on Saturday by Belgium authorities and is currently in the custody. An officer in the know of the matter said his bail will take time.
Updated on Apr 14, 2025 11:29 AM IST
Mehul Choksi, accused in ₹13,500 crore fraud case, arrested in Belgium
Mehul Choksi is wanted in India for his alleged involvement in the ₹13,500-crore bank loan fraud case.
Updated on Apr 14, 2025 01:20 PM IST
HT News Desk | Written by Nayanika Sengupta
Tahawwur Rana arrest: 5 fugitives who are yet to be extradited to India
While Rana's extradition has been a significant moment for the country, there are several fugitives that India is still looking to repatriate.
Published on Apr 13, 2025 03:05 PM IST
Tahawwur Rana’s lawyer wrote last minute letters to Marco Rubio to save him
HT has accessed the letters exchanged between Tahawwur Rana’s lawyer John D Cline and secretary of state Marco Rubio’s office
Updated on Apr 13, 2025 06:59 AM IST
Neeraj Chauhan
US handed over Tahawwur Rana to NIA in shackles
The US Department of Justice, which released two photos of Rana’s handover, called the extradition a step toward justice
Updated on Apr 11, 2025 12:40 PM IST
Neeraj Chauhan
BJP accuses Congress govt of ‘soft approach’ to terrorism amid Rana extradition
Congress lawmaker P Chidambaram hit back saying the extradition process of Rana was “initiated by the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, the coursework of which began in 2009
Updated on Apr 10, 2025 05:33 PM IST
Snehashish Roy
NIA visits, assurances to US and ‘childhood friend’ Headley: How India secured Rana’s extradition
The extradition was approved by the Donald Trump administration during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the US in February this year,
Published on Apr 10, 2025 03:03 PM IST
Neeraj Chauhan
Tahawwur Rana's extradition could uncover Pakistani role in 26/11 attacks
His return could reveal the involvement of Pakistani state actors in the 2008 attacks that killed 166 people.
Published on Apr 09, 2025 01:48 PM IST
PTI |
Mehul Choksi living in Belgium, plans to move to Switzerland for treatment
Mehul Choksi and his nephew Nirav Modi are accused of siphoning off ₹13,500 crore from the state-run Punjab National Bank.
Updated on Mar 23, 2025 06:18 AM IST
US Supreme Court to hear Tahawwur Rana's extradition stay plea next month
Rana is known to be associated with Pakistani-American terrorist David Coleman Headley, one of the main conspirators of the 26/11 attacks.
Published on Mar 21, 2025 12:09 PM IST
PTI |
Two convicted in smuggling death of 53 migrants in Texas in 2022
USA-MIGRATION/TEXAS (PIX):Two convicted in smuggling death of 53 migrants in Texas in 2022
Published on Mar 19, 2025 04:52 AM IST
Reuters |
Working closely with US to complete Tahawwur Rana extradition formalities: India
Tahawwur Rana, a key accused in the Mumbai terror attacks, has sought to renew his application in the court of Chief Justice John G Roberts Jr
Updated on Mar 07, 2025 10:31 PM IST
Trump set to send Mumbai 26/11 attack plotter ‘back to India to face justice’
Donald Trump confirmed the extradition of a suspect involved in the 2008 Mumbai attacks, with media identifying him as Tahawwur Rana.
Published on Feb 14, 2025 07:46 AM IST
Reuters | | Posted by Tuhin Das Mahapatra
B’desh lodges protest against Hasina’s statements in India
Bangladesh’s foreign ministry handed over a protest note to India’s acting high commissioner in Dhaka.
Updated on Feb 07, 2025 06:22 AM IST
'Bring Dawood': Sanjay Raut as US SC clears way for Tahawwur Rana's extradition
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut asked the Indian government to bring back fugitive Nirav Modi, who is facing charges of fraud and money laundering
Published on Jan 25, 2025 01:45 PM IST
‘Project Gaslight’: Canada seeks extradition of Indian-origin person from UAE behind extortion cases
Edmonton police in Alberta province has investigated 40 incidents related to the extortions and no new incidents have been reported since the last arson occurred on July 26, 2024
Published on Jan 22, 2025 11:51 AM IST
Bangladesh: Testing India’s South Asia Doctrine
India’s goodwill will also be mortgaged to the presumption that Bangladesh act positively on India’s italicisation of concerns on the treatment of minorities
Updated on Jan 16, 2025 06:10 PM IST
Armaan Mathur
Jailed in Italy, Malian singer Rokia Traore to be handed over to Belgium
ITALY-MALI/TRAORE-TRIAL (CORRECTED):CORRECTED-Jailed in Italy, Malian singer Rokia Traore to be handed over to Belgium
Published on Nov 23, 2024 01:18 AM IST
Reuters |
‘Govt bound to request Prez for Salem’s release after 25 yrs in jail’
The central government had, at the time of Salem’s extradition from Portugal in 2005, given a “national commitment” to the Portugese government that he would not be sentenced to death or more than 25 years in jail, jail authorities noted, saying they would forward the necessary papers for his release within a month of his completing the stipulated prison term in 2030
Updated on Nov 20, 2024 07:14 AM IST
FTA, extraditions in focus as PM meets UK’s Starmer
Modi and Starmer agreed to resume UK-India trade talks early next year, focusing on economic ties, extradition issues, and new consulates.
Updated on Nov 20, 2024 05:00 AM IST
Rezaul H Laskar, New Delhi
India pushes UK for faster extraditions
The anti-corruption probe agency, in 2023 alone, coordinated the return of at least 29 fugitives; in all around 75 fugitives have been brought back since 2021.
Updated on Nov 16, 2024 05:04 AM IST
Neeraj Chauhan
Arsh Dalla to be produced in Canadian court today
Gangster Arshdeep Singh Gill, better known as Arsh Dalla, considered an associate of pro-Khalistan figure Hardeep Singh Nijjar who was killed on June 18 last year in Surrey, British Columbia, is considered a terrorist by the Indian Government though those charges have not been tested in a Canadian court.
Updated on Nov 14, 2024 05:48 AM IST
Anirudh Bhattacharyya, Toronto