Stories
Mehul Choksi Drops Kidnapping Claim Against India, Ordered to Pay 677,000 in UK Court
N
News18•30-09-2026, 11:28
Mehul Choksi Drops Kidnapping Claim Against India, Ordered to Pay 677,000 in UK Court
- •Fugitive diamond businessman Mehul Choksi has withdrawn his multimillion-pound damages claim against the Indian government in the London High Court.
- •Choksi had alleged an attempt to kidnap him from Antigua in 2021, claiming a conspiracy involving the Indian government to unlawfully render him to India via Dominica.
- •The UK court ordered Choksi to pay 677,000 towards the legal costs of the parties involved, noting much of his evidence was hearsay.
- •Choksi is currently in jail in Antwerp, Belgium, appealing an extradition order to India in connection with the Punjab National Bank fraud case.
- •Separately, the CBI secured the deportation of Sandeep Mistry, an alleged aide of Nirav Modi, from the UAE to India in the PNB fraud case, expected to aid investigations into overseas operations.
Key Questions Answered
Justice Mansfield ordered Mehul Choksi to pay a total of £677,000 towards the legal costs of parties involved in the case after he dropped his multimillion-pound damages claim against the Indian government and others.
Mehul Choksi is currently held in a jail in Antwerp, Belgium, where he is actively appealing an extradition order to India.
Sandeep Mistry, who was the subject of an Interpol Red Notice and accused of managing day-to-day operations of entities linked to the fraud, was deported from the UAE to India.
