Belgium’s top court dismissed Mehul Choksi’s plea against extradition, upholding the Antwerp Court of Appeal’s decision making India’s request enforceable.

Belgium’s Supreme Court has rejected Mehul Choksi’s final appeal, allowing his extradition to India to proceed. The Antwerp Court of Appeal’s earlier decision, clearing his extradition for the PNB fraud case, now stands. Choksi’s claims of political motivation and forced removal were dismissed, with assurances of his welfare in Indian custody.

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