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This report focuses on India's successful effort to extradite fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi from Belgium for his alleged role in the Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud case. To counter Choksi's claim that 'Indian jails are overcrowded and unsafe', Indian authorities provided Belgian courts with images of a special 46-square-meter barrack in Mumbai's Arthur Road Jail prepared for him. A court in Antwerp has now ruled that Choksi's extradition to India has no legal barrier, dismissing his arguments about political persecution and finding the charges against him serious enough to justify the move. The court order noted that the jail facilities assured by India, which include a private toilet and other basic amenities, are adequate, paving the way for him to finally face justice in India for the multi-crore scam.
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