The name of fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi has been removed from the Interpol database of Red Notices on the basis of his plea to the Lyon-headquartered agency, reports said on Monday. Four years after adding Choksi's name to its Red List, Interpol’s decision came as a huge setback for the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Indian government.
Is Choksi a free man now? What does a Red Notice mean? What are the charges against Choksi? Here's an explainer:
What happened?
Interpol withdrew The Red Corner Notice that it had issued against fugitive diamond merchant Mehul Choksi in December 2018. The notice is now unavailable on Interpol’s website. As of 8 am on Tuesday, the total number of Red Notices in circulation stands at 7023. Choksi’s name was not on the list.
What’s a Red Notice?
As per Interpol, a Red Notice (or a Red Corner Notice) is a request to law enforcement worldwide to locate and provisionally arrest a person pending extradition, surrender or sim...
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