Fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi has landed himself in trouble after fleeing from Antigua and Barbuda. He was in neighbouring Dominica after an Interpol Yellow Notice was issued against him. In the process, he has also paved his way for being deported to India. 

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As per a PTI report, which quoted local media, Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne has asked neighbouring Dominica, where fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi was caught, to hand the diamantaire over to India directly.  

After news of Choksi's arrest in Dominica came on Tuesday night (local time), Browne told local media that he has given "clear instructions" to the Dominican authorities to repatriate Choksi to India.  

"We asked them not to repatriate him to Antigua. He needs to return to India where he can face the criminal charges levelled against him," Antigua News Room, a media outlet, quoted Mr. Browne's interaction with journalists in Antigua and Barbuda.  

Choksi will not have the same rights in Dominica as he has in Antigua and Barbuda, where he had been staying since 2018 after taking citizenship in 2017 under the Citizenship by Investment programme, Browne indicated.  

The Prime Minister believes for this reason, it would be easy for Dominica to repatriate him directly to India, the report said.