{
  "id": 2687146,
  "title": "PNB Fraud Case: ED Makes Fifth Attempt To Declare Mehul Choksi Fugitive Economic Offender",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/pnb-fraud-case-ed-makes-fifth-attempt-to-declare-mehul-choksi",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-23T00:26:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/pnb-fraud-case-ed-makes-fifth-attempt-to-declare-mehul-choksi-fugitive-economic-offender"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mumbai, August 22, 2026: The Additional Solicitor General, Anil Singh, has made his fifth attempt since 2018 to argue for the declaration of businessman Mehul Choksi as a fugitive economic offender (FEO) in the Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud case. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) had initially filed an application in July 2018 to declare both Choksi and his nephew Nirav Modi as FEOs. While Nirav Modi has already been declared as a fugitive, and efforts are underway to confiscate his assets, the case against Mehul Choksi is still pending. The ED's argument for declaring Choksi a FEO is based on the belief that it would enable the agency to confiscate his assets, not only in India but also abroad. However, the court has adjourned the hearing, and Choksi's lawyer is expected to make further submissions shortly. Currently, Mehul Choksi is incarcerated in a prison in Belgium, where he was arrested in April 2025 on an extradition request from Indian probe agencies.",
  "summary": "Mumbai, August 22, 2026: The Additional Solicitor General Anil Singh on Friday argued for the fifth time since 2018 on the application filed by Enforcement Directorate to declare businessman Mehul Choksi as a fugitive economic offender (FEO), filed eight years ago. The Enforcement Directorate had in July 2018 moved a plea to declare Choksi and his nephew Nirav Modi fugitive economic offenders.…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}