New Delhi: A Belgian court Friday ordered the extradition of fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi on requests made by the Indian government, ThePrint has learnt.

An official in agencies involved in the process confirmed that a court in Antwerp passed the order initiating the formal process of bringing Choksi back to India.

However, Choksi has options available to challenge the extradition order passed by the lower court. Show Full Article

The development comes six months after Belgian authorities detained Choksi on the request of the Indian government. India has been trying to have Choksi extradited since December 2018 when Interpol issued a Red Order Notice against him.

Uncle of another fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi, and former promoter of Gitanjali Gems, Choksi is accused in Central

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