Fugitive Diamantaire Mehul Choksi Appeals Extradition in Belgium's Supreme Court

Fugitive diamond trader Mehul Choksi, a key accused in the ₹13,000-crore Punjab National Bank fraud case, has appealed to the Supreme Court of Belgium against his extradition to India. This move challenges an October ruling by the Antwerp Court of Appeals which had deemed India's extradition request "enforceable." The appeal to the Court of Cassation, Belgium's highest court, will focus on legal merits and has temporarily suspended the extradition process, prolonging the international legal battle to bring him to justice.