Fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi removed from Interpol Red Notice List

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Mehul Choksi is wanted in a Rs 13,000-crore scam in the Punjab National Bank. The absconding diamond merchant had claimed that he was abducted by Indian agencies. The Red Notice is the highest form of alert issued by the 195-member country-strong Interpol to law enforcement agencies worldwide.

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Times of India

Choksi: Mehul Choksi removed from Interpol database of Red Notices

The name of fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi wanted in a Rs 13,000-crore scam in the Punjab National Bank is understood to have been removed from the Interpol database of Red Notices on the basis of his plea to the Lyon-headquartered agency, people in the know of the development said. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) remained tight-lipped on the development.

2 months ago·Mumbai, India

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News18 India

Cong Slams Centre After Interpol Drops Mehul Choksi's Name from Red Notices List

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday hit out at the BJP over fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi's removal from the Interpol database of Red Notices, saying talk of patriotism by those giving "protection" to such people is a "joke"

2 months ago·India

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The Hindu

Interpol takes down Red Notice against Mehul Choksi

The Interpol took the decision following a representation by the fugitive diamond merchant

2 months ago·India

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NDTV

Congress Reacts To Mehul Choksi's Reported Removal From Interpol List

The Congress on Monday attacked the Centre over fugitive Mehul Choksi's reported removal from the Interpol database of Red Notices, alleging that while the Enforcement Directorate and the CBI pursue Opposition leaders with "great vigour", they allow a lifesaver to the wanted diamantaire. The name of Choksi wanted in a Rs 13,000-crore scam in the Punjab National Bank is understood to have been removed from the Interpol database of Red Notices on …

2 months ago·New Delhi, India

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Hindustan Times

Interpol revokes red notice against Choksi

The Indian government “vehemently contested” the deletion of Choksi’s name from Interpol’s wanted list but the global police body wasn’t convinced and prime facie found credence in his allegations that Indian agencies attempted to abduct him, the people added, asking not to be named.

2 months ago·New Delhi, India

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Indian Express

Setback for CBI, Interpol drops notice against Mehul Choksi

The notice is now unavailable on Interpol's website. Choksi’s lawyer in India, Vijay Aggarwal, said, “Because of the efforts of the legal team and the genuineness of my client’s case, his RCN has been cancelled, and ultimately truth has prevailed.” The CBI, which is probing the case, declined comment.

2 months ago·India

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