Mehul Choksi’s lawyer Vijay Aggarwal in London jail, charged with 4 sexual assault charges
Born in Delhi, Vijay Aggarwal faces four counts of sexual assault involving two women.
Criminal lawyer Vijay Aggarwal, representing fugitive diamond businessman Mehul Choksi, has been arrested in London and charged with four sexual assault offences involving two women, according to a report in Times of India. Aggarwal's personal assistant, Manpreet Kaur, 41, has also been arrested and charged with intentionally encouraging or assisting the commission of two sexual assault offences.
The duo was arrested at 29 Brick Street in Mayfair by the Metropolitan Police on August 11. Both are currently in custody at Westminster Magistrates' Court, with their case to be heard at Southwark Crown Court on September 10. The charges against Aggarwal allege three incidents of sexual assault on August 9 and one on May 26, while Kaur faces charges relating to the same dates.
The alleged incidents reportedly occurred at a luxury serviced townhouse in Mayfair that can be rented for around £2,000 per night. Two other individuals were also arrested and released on bail. Choksi, accused of defrauding Punjab National Bank of ₹13,500 crore, has denied the allegations.
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