Choksi’s wife breaks silence, says ‘woman who travelled to Dominica known to him’
"The woman was known to my husband and to his other acquaintances. She walked with my husband periodically when she was visiting Antigua. From what I have understood from people who have met her, the woman shown on media channels is not the same woman that they knew as Barbara," said Priti Choksi.
New Delhi: Amid various theories anticipating how the fugitive diamontaire Mehul Choksi was captured in Dominca, his wife has come forward to scotch them and put forward the ‘truth’.
Some reports claimed that diamontaire was a victim of honey trap while others saw it an escape route going kaput. The mystery girl is understood to be the main link behind his capture.
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“The woman was known to my husband and to his other acquaintances. She walked with my husband periodically when she was visiting Antigua. From what I have understood from people who have met her, the woman shown on media channels is not the same woman that they knew as Barbara,” said Priti Choksi. This remarks came after Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne last week had said Mehul Choksi may have taken his girlfriend on a romantic trip to Dominica, where he was busted.
On the reports that fugitive diamantaire was tortured in Dominica, Priti said, “What has brought most anguish to the family is the physical torture and total disregard for the human rights of my husband. If someone really wanted him back alive, why did they need to torture and abuse him physically and mentally? My husband has many health issues.”
On the question of Mehul Choki’s deportation, his wife said, “He is 63 years old and he is an Antiguan citizen. He enjoys all the rights and protection that the Antigua and Barbuda constitution gives him. I have full faith in the rule of law and the justice system of the Caribbean nations. We await his safe and rightful return to Antigua at the earliest.”
Choksi and his nephew Nirav Modi are accused in the Rs 13,500 crore Punjab National Bank fraud case. Choksi fled the country was granted citizenship of Antigua and Barbuda in January 2018.
Earlier today, Antigua Prime Minister had told ANI that his administration stands by its request for Dominica to extradite Mehul Choksi,directly back to India, “where he is still a citizen.”
The Antigua Prime Minister told media persons that Mehul Choksi “changed his lawyer to a well-known member of the UPP who had promised him protection, for campaign funding”.