New Delhi: Punjab Nation Bank multi-crore scam accused Mehul Choksi has broken silence on Tuesday as he said that all the allegations by ED against him are false and baseless.
In videos released by newswire ANI, Choksi is seen saying: “all the allegations levelled by ED are false and baseless.”
#WATCH Antigua: PNB Scam accused Mehul Choksi says, “all the allegations leveled by ED are false and baseless.” pic.twitter.com/hkanruj9wl
— ANI (@ANI) September 11, 2018
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“They revoked my passport. Regional passport office didn’t explain why the passport has been suspended. I got an email that my passport has been revoked. There was no question of surrendering ”
NB Scam accused Mehul Choksi on his passport revocation. Please note: ANI questions were asked by Mehul Choksi’s lawyer in Antigua:
#WATCH PNB Scam accused Mehul Choksi on his passport revocation. Please note: ANI questions were asked by Mehul Choksi’s lawyer in Antigua. pic.twitter.com/dwuPnOPaxd
— ANI (@ANI) September 11, 2018
Earlier this month Fugitive jeweller’s forty-one properties worth Rs. 1,210 crore attached by the Enforcement Directorate are money laundering assets, a designated PMLA authority said.
In February this year, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) had provisionally attached Choksi’s properties. The properties include 15 flats and 17 office premises in Mumbai, a mall in Kolkata, a four-acre farmhouse in Alibaug and 231 acres of land at locations like Nashik, Nagpur, Panvel in Maharashtra and Villupuram in Tamil Nadu.
(With ANI inputs)