New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday said that it remains in active communication with Commission for Control of Interpol’s Files (CCF) and other bodies in Interpol after it removed the Red Corner Notice against diamantaire Mehul Choksi.
The Red Corner Notice removal indicates Mehul Choksi is no longer wanted by Interpol.
The 63-year-old diamantaire is wanted in India in connection with a Rs 130 billion fraud in the Punjab National Bank (PNB).
The removal of the Red Corner Notice by the global police body against Choksi will have no bearing on the Punjab National Bank scam case, which is already in an advanced stage.
Red Corner Notices are issued against fugitives and is considered as a request to law enforcement agencies across the world to locate and provisionally arrest a person pending extradition, surrender, or similar legal action.
The CBI in its statement said that it remains committed to returning fugitives and criminals to India to face the process of criminal justice.
“Systematic steps have been initiated in close coordination with foreign law enforcement agencies for geo-locating and return of wanted criminals and economic offenders. In the last 15 months, over 30 wanted criminals have returned to India,” it read.
CBI said that a case was registered against Mehul Choksi and others on February 15, 2018, for defrauding Punjab National Bank.
