Mehul Choksi held ‘fleeing’, lawyer contests not citizen, can’t be sent to India:
Wayne Marsh, Choksi's attorney in Dominica, said the businessman told him ...
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Mehul Choksi Arrest Raises Complex Extradition IssuesChoksi was detained on May 26 in Dominica; his lawyer says he lost Indian citizenship and can't be sent to India.
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- Diamond trader Mehul Choksi was apprehended in Dominica after claiming he was abducted and held before his arrest.
- The Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda requested Choksi’s transfer directly to India, but his lawyer states repatriation is barred due to citizenship changes.
- Dominican authorities are holding Choksi for illegal entry and coordinating with Antigua to verify his citizenship status ahead of any repatriation.
- Legal counsel insists Choksi can only be returned to Antigua, citing an Antiguan court order preventing extradition to India.
As per the Indian Citizenship Act Section 9, the moment Mehul Choksi acquired the citizenship of Antigua, he ceased to be a citizen of India. Hence legally as per the immigration and passport Act Section 17 and 23, he can be deported only to Antigua. Moreover, there is an Antiguan High Court order restraining processing any request from India. There is no question of his being sent to India, Aggarwal said.— Vijay Aggarwal (Choksi's lawyer) in Dominica, explaining the legal basis for deportation to Antigua and not India under Indian citizenship and immigration laws
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