Mehul Choksi was the owner of Gitanjali Group, a retail jewellery company with 4,000 stores in India.
10 Facts About Mehul Choksi
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An arrest warrant for Choksi has been issued in connection with the alleged Punjab National Bank fraud case.
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Mehul Choksi was formerly the subject of an Interpol red notice, but this was withdrawn in 2023.
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Mehul Choksi was allegedly involved in stock market manipulation in 2013.
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Mehul Choksi was born on 5 May 1959 in Bombay, the son of Chinubhai Choksi.
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Mehul Choksi was educated at G D Modi College in Palanpur, Gujarat.
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Mehul Choksi has three children, a son and two daughters.
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Mehul Choksi started his career in the gem and jewellery sector in 1975, and took over the leadership of Gitanjali Gems from his father in 1985, when it was focused on just rough and polished diamonds.
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On 7 January 2018, Mehul Choksi left India to the Caribbean nation of Antigua and Barbuda.