NEW DELHI: Behind the cold steel bars, a surprisingly plush interior awaits one of India’s most wanted fugitives. Photographs presented by India to Belgium to secure Mehul Choksi ’s extradition reveal a dwelling place that's more akin to a boutique hotel room than a jail cell. The gleaming bathroom and tiled area are a far cry from the stark, unforgiving ambience one typically associates with prison life. Fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi will be lodged at the Arthur Road jail in Mumbai upon extradition and the cell he will be lodged in has been spruced up to adhere to European standards of prisoner management. The photographs provided by India also offer a glimpse of the prison barrack (number 12), which houses Choksi’s cell. There are two cells with special facilities and Choksi wi
A swish prison cell awaits Mehul Choksi at Mumbai’s Arthur Road jail

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