'I have blood cancer, I cannot come to India...' Mehul Choksi's new claim!
Mehul Choksi, the most wanted accused in the Rs 13,500 crore fraud case with punjab National bank (PNB), has told a mumbai court that he is not in a position to come to india for the hearing of the case. According to a report in the Economic Times, Mehul Choksi, who is currently living in belgium, has told the court that he has blood cancer.
Mehul has chronic lymphocytic leukemia!
In a special petition filed with the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of mumbai Police, Mehul has claimed that he is suffering from chronic lymphocytic leukemia. According to a report by ET, Mehul Choksi has also attached his medical report in his petition. Along with this, Mehul has also shared the opinion of a doctor from Antwerp, belgium, in which it has been mentioned that Mehul is not in a position to travel 100 percent right now. An official quoted by ET said that Mehul Choksi should return to his country because there are better doctors there who can treat him.
Mehul is being treated in Belgium
Earlier, Mehul had claimed that he was kidnapped in Antigua, after which he is suffering from mental health problems. Not only this, Mehul had also claimed that the indian government officials had tried to kidnap him. Mehul, one of the most wanted criminals who carried out a fraud of about $ 2 billion (about Rs 13,400 crore) with punjab National bank, is now a citizen of Antigua and is currently living in belgium for cancer treatment. On the other hand, Nirav Modi has been in a london jail for almost six years. india is investigating this bank scam, in view of which the agencies have sought custody of Choksi.
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