Diamond merchant Mehul Choksi, who is the key accused in the Rs 13,500 crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud case, has recently approached the Special Court under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in Mumbai. Mehul Choksi seeks the dismissal of the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) application to declare him a fugitive economic offender (FEO).

As reported by ANI, Advocate Vijay Aggarwal appealed to the Bombay High Court that Choksi has argued that the legal basis for declaring him a fugitive is fundamentally flawed. He is currently lodged in a Belgian prison following his arrest recently, which was carried out on the basis of a non-bailable warrant issued by an Indian court and under an official extradition request made by the Indian government.

Advocate Vijay Aggarwal also contended that Choksi is, therefore, in the "constructive custody" of Indian authorities.