<p><strong>New Delhi: </strong>The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday said all efforts will continue to be made to bring back fugitives to face justice in India.</p> <p>&ldquo;As regards Mehul Choksi, I don&rsquo;t have any particular update this week. He remains in custody of Dominican authorities and certain legal proceedings are underway,&rdquo; PTI quoted MEA official spokesperson Arindam Bagchi as saying at an online media briefing.</p> <p>Fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi&rsquo;s legal battle to prevent his extradition is getting tougher as the Dominican government has declared him a 'prohibited immigrant'.</p> <p>The Dominican National Security and Home Affairs Ministry has directed the police to take necessary action to remove Choksi from Dominica as per the procedure.</p> <p><strong>ALSO READ |</strong>&nbsp;<span style="color: #e03e2d;"><strong><a style="color: #e03e2d;" href="https://ift.tt/3glBbvC" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mehul Choksi's Legal Fight Gets Tougher As Dominica Declares Him 'Prohibited Immigrant', Orders Removal</a></strong></span></p> <p>On the other hand, his lawyer Vijay Aggarwal has claimed that Choksi did not enter Dominica illegally and the police cannot arrest him as he is not a &ldquo;prohibited immigrant&rdquo;.</p> <p>Choksi along with his nephew Nirav Modi is accused in the Rs 13,500 crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud case.</p> <p>India had earlier presented its case to enable extradition and present evidence of Choksi's financial fraud to Dominica and urged the country to clear his deportation.</p> <p>The MEA official spokesperson further said the issue of economic offenders was discussed last month during the UK-India talks.</p> <p>Bagchi said the UK had conveyed that there are some legal hurdles because of the nature of the criminal justice system in that country.</p> <p>He, however, added the British side will do whatever possible to make sure that such people are extradited at the earliest.</p> <p>Responding to a poser on Nirav Modi, the MEA official spokesperson said: &ldquo;We understand that Nirav Modi is seeking to appeal against this decision. He remains in the custody of UK authorities.&rdquo;</p> <p>India has been seeking extradition of fugitives Nirav Modi and Vijay Mallya from the UK to face trial in the country.</p>

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