Passports of Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi have been revoked

     Written by : SMTV24x7 | Sat, Feb 24, 2018, 11:32 PM

Passports of Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi have been revoked

New Delhi, Feb 24: The passports of absconding Indian businessman Nirav Modi and his uncle Mehul Choksi, involved in the $1.8 billion Punjab National Bank fraud, have been revoked, sources said on Saturday.

The action comes after the government issued notices to Modi and Choksi on February 16 seeking their explanations within a week's time why their passports should not be revoked.

After the huge fraud came to light earlier this month, the External Affairs Ministry on February 16 suspended the passports of Modi and Choksi, who have fled the country.

"On the advice of the Enforcement Directorate, the passport issuing authority in the Ministry of External Affairs has today suspended the validity of passports of Nirav Deepak Modi and Mehul Chinubhai Choksi with immediate effect for a period of four weeks u/s 10(A) of the Passports Act 1967," the ministry said in a statement.