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The Belgian court ruled that it has “no obstacle" in sending the fugitive diamond trader and Punjab National Bank scam accused Mehul Choksi back to India. The court ruled that there is no legal barrier to Choksi’s extradition to India.

A Belgian court in Antwerp, on October 17, approved the extradition of Mehul Choksi to India in connection with Rs 13,500-crore Punjab National Bank fraud case. The court upheld the legality of his April arrest by Belgian authorities, marking a key advance in New Delhi’s pursuit of the absconding jeweller.

The court stated that Choksi is not a Belgian citizen but a foreign national, and the charges against him are serious enough to justify his extradition.

According to the court’s order, the offences cited by India — including fra

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