When Mehul Choksi Alleged Abduction, And A Hungarian Woman’s ‘Honeytrap
New Delhi:
Nearly four years before his arrest in Belgium, wanted businessman Mehul Choksi was arrested in the Dominican Republic for illegal entry. He had then alleged that Indian agents forcibly removed him from Antigua and Barbuda, where he fled just before the Punjab National Bank fraud came to light, and took him to the Dominican Republic.
Diamantaire Mehul Choksi, who owned Gitanjali Group, is an accused in the 12,636-crore fraud at the state-run bank. He fled India in January 2018 and reached Antigua, where he had taken citizenship by investment. In May 2021, Choksi appeared in the Dominican Republic and was arrested for illegal entry. He alleged that he was abducted in Antigua, tortured and brought to the Dominican Republic on a boat.
When Mehul Choksi Alleged Abduction, And A Hungarian Woman’s ‘Honeytrap’
Diamantaire Mehul Choksi, who owned Gitanjali Group, is an accused in the 12,636-crore fraud at the state-run Punjab National Bank
- Edited by:Saikat Kumar Bose
- India News
- Apr 14, 2025 14:26 pm IST
- Published OnApr 14, 2025 14:26 pm IST
- Last Updated OnApr 14, 2025 14:26 pm IST
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Hungary national Barbara Jabarika had trashed reports that she was Choksi’s girlfriend
New Delhi:
Nearly four years before his arrest in Belgium, wanted businessman Mehul Choksi was arrested in the Dominican Republic for illegal entry. He had then alleged that Indian agents forcibly removed him from Antigua and Barbuda, where he fled just before the Punjab National Bank fraud came to light, and took him to the Dominican Republic.
Diamantaire Mehul Choksi, who owned Gitanjali Group, is an accused in the 12,636-crore fraud at the state-run bank. He fled India in January 2018 and reached Antigua, where he had taken citizenship by investment. In May 2021, Choksi appeared in the Dominican Republic and was arrested for illegal entry. He alleged that he was abducted in Antigua, tortured and brought to the Dominican Republic on a boat.
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In the aftermath of the alleged abduction, a woman’s name came up. Choksi’s wife Priti alleged that they met Barbara Jabarika, a Hungarian national, in 2020 and alleged that she was part of a honeytrap plan. Barbara trashed these allegations and reports that she was Choksi’s “girlfriend”. I have my own income and business. I don’t need his cash, support, hotel booking, fake jewellery, or anything.”
She said Choksi introduced himself as Raj and that they first met in August 2020. “Raj (Mehul Choksi) was the one who approached me, asked for my number and ‘befriended me’, totally the opposite of what his wife says,” Barbara said. She also said Choksi had told her they may meet in Cuba, suggesting he planned to move there.