Sikh police officer shot dead in Texas, US :Deeply grieved over death of Sikh cop: MEA Sep 28 2019

 An Indian-American Sikh police officer died after being shot multiple times from behind in a "ruthless, cold-blooded way" during a traffic stop in the US state of Texas, a senior official said Saturday.  

Sandeep Singh Dhaliwal, the Harris county sheriff's deputy, was shot while conducting a traffic stop, Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said. He was in his early 40s.  

Gonzalez said Dhaliwal, a 10-year veteran of the department, stopped a vehicle with a man and woman inside and one of them got out and shot him "ambush-style" at least twice in a "ruthless, cold-blooded way." 

The shooter was seen running to a shopping centre nearby, officials said. 

Investigators were able to identify what the shooter looked like by watching Dhaliwal's dashcam video. 

"They immediately looked at his dashcam to see what the suspect looked like, they took a photo of the suspect on the scene with their phone and immediately got that out to our intel people," Gonzalez said. 

The vehicle the shooter was driving was found and is being investigated, officials said. 

The gunman and the woman were taken into custody, they said.  

Dhaliwal was married and a father of three children. 

"Deputy Sandeep Dhaliwal was a trailblazer. He was an example for many. He represented his community with respect and pride," said Commissioner Adrian Garcia.  

"Deputy Dhaliwal is known to everybody as someone with a giving heart," Gonzalez said.     

"Post (Hurricane) Harvey, when we needed the help most, he brought an 18-wheeler of people that he gathered together, that came all the way from California to deliver goods to our community." 

Since 2015, Dhaliwal was the "history-making" police officer in Texas to serve while keeping his Sikh articles of faith, including a turban and beard. He was allowed to wear the turban and beard while patrolling the streets in order to bolster cultural diversity.  

With this policy, one of the largest sheriff's offices in the country had affirmed that a person does not have to choose between their faith and a career of service. Since 9/11, misperceptions about Sikhs' religiously mandated turbans and beards have led to an increase in discrimination against the community.  

Policy changes like that at the Harris County Sheriff Office and other law enforcement agencies across the country aim to combat this stigma while also giving qualified men and women a chance to serve the community. 

Dhaliwal worked with United Sikhs, a global humanitarian relief and advocacy non-profit, to help organise the donation of truckloads of supplies for first responders after Harvey.

Deeply grieved over death of Sikh cop: MEA:  

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday expressed deep grief over the killing of America's first Sikh police officer, Sandeep Singh Dhaliwal in Houston.

Extending condolence to the family of the officer, Jaishankar tweeted, "Deeply grieved to learn of the shooting of Deputy Sandeep Singh Dhaliwal, a Sikh Indian-American officer in Houston. We have just visited that city. My condolences to his family." 

Dhaliwal died on Friday afternoon in the line of duty during a traffic stop. He was shot by a suspect and was taken to Memorial Hermann hospital in serious condition, where he later died.

Dhaliwal is survived by a wife and three children.

In 2015, Dhaliwal made history when the police department allowed him to keep his beard and wear a dastar (turban) while on patrol -- a requirement of the Sikh religion. He became the first Sikh to be allowed to wear a turban and articles of the Sikh faith, while on duty. With the help of the Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund, Dhaliwal helped change the department's policy and make it more inclusive.

Sikhs of America organisation called the death of Dhaliwal a "great loss to the Sikh community", adding that he will inspire more youth from the community to join the law enforcement agencies in the United States.

Standing by pet Ellie: Man's loyalty to dog defies rare illness :-A must read for all those who keep pets at their homes

Updated: 28 Sep 2019, 10:49 AM IST

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Near death experience due to pet

It's hard to regard Ellie as a menace. When Greg Manteufel is frustrated or feeling down, she sits by him. At night, she sleeps under his covers. At dinner, she's there next to him, knowing he'll throw something her way. She belies the stereotype of the vicious pit bull.

"We love her like she's our daughter," he said of the dog. And yet, Ellie may be the reason Manteufel, 49, nearly died. Gravely ill, he lost parts of his arms and legs, as well as the skin of his nose and part of his upper lip.

The cause was capnocytophaga (cap-noh-seye-TOE'-fah-gah), a germ from Ellie's mouth or from another dog he encountered. Capnocytophaga is commonly found in the saliva of cats and dogs and almost never leads to people getting sick, unless the person has a compromised immune system. But Manteufel was perfectly healthy. In fact, he doesn't think he'd ever used his health insurance before he fell ill.

In pic - Greg Manteufel lost parts of his arms and legs, as well as the skin of his nose and part of his upper lip from capnocytophaga, a bacteria commonly found in the saliva or cats and dogs that almost never leads to people getting sick, unless the person has a compromised immune system.

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Rarest of the rare case

The case is extremely rare and doctors at his hospital, Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin, had no explanation for why he got so sick. But over the last 10 years there have been at least five other healthy people who have had severe reactions to the germ.

A team of researchers connected with Harvard Medical School has developed a theory on why - a gene change in all the victims. And their finding means doctors can't rule out the capnocytophaga bacteria could strike Manteufel and other victims again.

In pic - Greg Manteufel takes his dog Ellie from his wife Dawn Manteufel at their home.

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Beating the 'odds'

Greg Manteufel thought he was getting the flu in June of 2018. He had a fever, vomiting and diarrhea. But when he started getting confused, his family took him to the hospital. Doctors did blood cultures and found capnocytophaga, which caused sepsis, a severe blood infection that led to his blood pressure dropping and many of his organs shutting down.

"Do what you have to, to keep me alive," he told the doctors. He had so much to live for - foremost, his wife of 16 years, Dawn, and 26-year-old son, Mike. He was just starting to get really good at his day job, painting houses. He cherished his Harley Davidson Electra Glide. He was in the middle of fixing up his '66 El Camino. And of course there was Ellie, the pup. And so he persisted, through more than 20 surgeries, including amputations of his left and right arms just below the elbow, and legs through the middle of the knee. His wife and son stayed optimistic, because he was.

"Greg said he didn't come this far to lay down and let this beat him," Dawn Manteufel said. He was out of the in-patient rehab unit in about two weeks, learning to move from his wheelchair to the bed, toilet and car. The usual stay is three to four weeks, said Dr. David Del Toro, medical director for the inpatient rehab unit at Froedtert. Manteufel made similar quick advances using his arm prosthetics and leg prosthetics.

"He does not seem like any other patient I've met before," Del Toro said.

In pic - Greg Manteufel tries out a new prosthetic arm during occupational therapy at Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, as he talks to Dr. David Del Toro, the medical director for inpatient rehab.

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Capnocytophaga infection

Meanwhile, researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, connected to Harvard Medical School, as well as Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center had been investigating cases like his.

The team has done genetic testing on five otherwise healthy people who suffered capnocytophaga infections to see if they could find anything in common. They discovered all had a gene connected to the immune system that was working differently - a genetic variant.

Manteufel's life now includes frequent occupational therapy appointments to perfect his use of arm prosthetics - the kind with metal moveable hooks at the end.

He's using a fork regularly and he's now working on picking up the TV remote, opening doorknobs, cutting vegetables and doing the dishes. He's using shortened leg prosthetics, called stubbies, to get his body conditioned to eventually use to full-sized ones. Those are expected to arrive any day.

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Hopes to get his previous life back

Plastic surgeons plan another surgery to perfect his nose. They've already moved skin from his forehead there. It looks oversized now, but it will eventually fit in with the rest of his face. He plans to get his car revamped so he can drive with prosthetics. He wants to get a special pole so he can go fishing again. He is even considering going back to work painting. He's also become less quiet and a lot more outgoing.

"Now everybody I see wants to hear something or talk to me. I tell them a 15-minute story about what happened. They probably want me to leave, you know," he said, chuckling. Ellie's often by his side.

"She loves kids. She loves puppies. Other dogs," Manteufel said. As harmless as she seems, she may have capnocytophaga germ. The results of Manteufel's genetic tests are expected in three to four months. Fieg said people with the gene variant are at increased risk for recurrent capnocytophaga or other infections in the future.

While Manteufel doesn't like the sound of that, he said Ellie's accidentally scratched him since he's been home and even licked his mouth. He's been fine. And even if he does have the gene variant, he said, it changes nothing.

"We didn't even bother testing her," said Manteufel.

"We weren't going to get rid of her if it was her that caused it anyway."

"We just love her to death."

Khanderi, India's 2nd Scorpene Submarine, joins Indian Navy

September 28, 2019 11:25 IST

India's second Kalvari-class Submarine INS 'Khanderi' was on Saturday commissioned into the Indian Navy in a ceremony held at the Mazagon Docks in Mumbai.

IMAGE: India's second Kalvari-class Submarine INS 'Khanderi' is a diesel-electric attack submarine which is designed by French naval defence and energy company DCNS which is being manufactured at Mazagon Dock in Mumbai. Photograph: ANI Photo

Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, who was present during the event, commissioned the submarine into the Indian Navy.

"The name Khanderi is inspired by the dreaded 'Sword Tooth Fish,' a deadly fish known to hunt whilst swimming close to the bottom of the ocean. Khanderi is also the name of an island fort constructed by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. He was one of the few medieval rulers in the country who understood the significance of Naval supremacy," Singh said at the event.

The defence minister in his speech also said that he would stay on board the aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya for a day and night on Saturday.

Khanderi is the second of the Navy's six Kalvari-class submarines built in India. It is a diesel-electric attack submarine which is designed by French naval defence and energy company DCNS which is being manufactured at Mazagon Dock in Mumbai.

The state-of-the-art features of this Scorpene class submarine include superior stealth and the ability to launch a crippling attack on the enemy using precision-guided weapons.

The attack can be launched with torpedoes, as well as tube-launched anti-ship missiles, whilst underwater or on the surface. The Stealth features will give it an invulnerability, unmatched by many submarines.

IMAGE: The state-of-the-art features of this Scorpene class submarine include superior stealth and the ability to launch a crippling attack on the enemy using precision-guided weapons. Photograph: ANI Photo

The submarine is designed to operate in all theatres, including the tropics.

All means and communications are provided to ensure interoperability with other components of a Naval Task Force. It can undertake multifarious types of missions typically undertaken by any modern submarine i.e. anti-surface warfare, anti-submarine warfare, intelligence gathering, mine laying, area surveillance.

Singh also praised India's collaboration with France in building the INS Khanderi.

"Our special partnership with French naval will touch new heights. The construction of the submarine is benefiting industries indirectly, through the Make in India program. Our government is alert to the needs of our defence forces and we are committed to fulfilling it," he said.

INS Kalvari was the first of the six Scorpene-class submarines built under Project 75. The Kalvari submarine was commissioned on December 14, 2017.

Source: ANI

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Sanjay Thakrar, CEO at Euro Exim Bank Ltd. got economists thinking when he said :

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- He does not buy the car & does not take car loan

- Does not buy car insurance

- Does not buy Fuel

- Does not send his car for servicing & repairs

- Does not use paid Parking

- Does not become Obese

- Yes,.....and well, damn it !! Healthy people are not needed for economy. They do not buy drugs. They do not go to Hospitals & Doctors.

They add nothing to country's GDP.

On the contrary, every new McDonald outlet creates at least 30 jobs - 10 Cardiologists, 10 Dentists, 10 weight loss experts apart from people working in McDonald outlet.

Choose wisely:

A Cyclist or a McDonald ?

Worth thinking. 

5 income tax rule changes that came into force this month :-livemint. Updated: 28 Sep 2019, 07:06 AM IST

In Budget 2019, Finance Minister announced some changes in income tax rules and some of them came into force from September 1. The new income tax rules relate to TDS or tax deducted at source applicability on payment to contractors, professionals and brokers; purchase of immovable property, cash withdrawal beyond ₹1 crore and taxable life insurance proceeds. Later, the government exempted agriculture produce marketing committees (APMCs) from the purview of the 2% tax deducted at source (TDS) on payments above ₹1 crore. Here are some amendments to Income Tax Act affecting individuals that have taken effect from 1 September 2019:

1) TDS by an individual/HUF on payment to resident contractors, professionals and brokers: Individuals are now required to deduct tax at 5% if the aggregate payment by way of brokerage or professional fees or payments to a contractor exceed ₹50 lakh in a financial year. The TDS needs to be deposited using the individual’s PAN, says Homi Mistry, partner at Deloitte India, adding that a TAN is not required.

2) TDS at the time of purchase of immovable property: While deducting 1% tax on the consideration paid on transfer of immovable property, the buyer should also include payments such as club membership fees, maintenance fees, advance fees, car parking fees, electricity and water facility fees, etc which are incidental to the transfer, while calculating the consideration on which tax needs to be deducted, says Homi Mistry.

TDS will be deducted at 1% if total consideration paid on transfer of immovable property, including payments such as club membership fees, maintenance fees, advance fees, car parking fees, electricity and water facility, exceeds ₹50 lakh.

3) Interchangeability of PAN and Aadhaar: Where a person’s Aadhaar number is linked to his PAN, he/she is free to quote his Aadhaar number instead of his PAN. And where a person has not been allotted a PAN, he/she can quote his Aadhaar number instead of PAN and such person shall be allotted a PAN.

4) TDS on cash withdrawal: TDS @2% will be deducted by a banks or co-operative bank or Post Office on cash withdrawals by any person in excess of ₹1 crore in aggregate during the financial year.

5) TDS on taxable life insurance proceeds: Life insurance proceeds, if taxable, are subjected to TDS at 5% on the income comprised therein, instead of 1% on the gross proceeds earlier. It is to be noted that no TDS is deductible if the sum payment is less than ₹1 lakh or if the sum is received on the death of the insured person.

Under income tax rules, insurance policy maturity proceeds are exempted from income tax if sum assured in a life insurance policy is at least 10 times the annual premium. For policies issued before April 2012, the premium must be less than 20% of the sum assured to get the tax benefit on maturity.

New ATM cash withdrawal rules explained in 5 points :-livemint. Updated: 28 Sep 2019, 06:56 AM IST Staff Writer

The Reserve Bank of India or RBI last week come up with a new set of rules prescribing a turnaround time for banks to settle failed transactions, including failed ATM transactions where customer’s account was debited but cash was not dispensed. In such cases of failed ATM transactions, the RBI has specified compensation banks have to pay to their customers if the amount is not reversed within a specified time period. Earlier the RBI had said that failed ATM transactions due to non-availability of cash at ATMs, invalid PIN or other non-cash withdrawal transactions cannot be counted as free transactions.

The are over 2.2 lakh ATM machines in the country, according to RBI's latest annual report.

Here are 5 things to know about new ATM rules:

1) According to new rules, if banks fails to reverse failed ATM transaction where account was debited but cash was not dispensed, banks have to pay a compensation of ₹100 per day if they don't reverse the transaction within a maximum of T + 5 days. T refers to the day of transaction and refers to the calendar date. This rule also apply to such failed transactions at micro-ATMs.

2) The RBI had last month clarified that ATM transactions that fail due to technical reasons like hardware, software, communication issues cannot be counted under valid transactions. Many banks offer a fixed number of ATM transactions as free to their customers. Beyond that they charge customers. RBI said that banks cannot charge customers for these failed ATM transactions.

SBI for example, allows free transactions to its customers at ATMs for 8-10 times in a month. Over and above these mandated number of free transactions, SBI charges a certain amount to its customers.

3) Also, ATM transactions that failed due to non-availability of currency notes in the machine cannot be counted as valid transactions and cannot be charged.

4) Other failed ATM transactions due to invalid PIN/validations, and other transaction declines attributable to the bank or services provider cannot be counted as valid transactions.

5) Non-cash withdrawal transactions from ATMs such as balance enquiry, cheque book request and funds transfer, as part of ‘on-us’ transactions, cannot be a part of the number of free ATM transactions, RBI said in a 14 August circular. On-us" transactions refer to where the debit card and ATM are of the of the same bank.

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REMEMBERING BHAGAT SINGH WHO FOUGHT FOR OUR INDEPENDENCE AND HANGED BY BRITISH GOVERNMENT WHICH RULED INDIA

Govt compulsorily retires 15 more senior tax officials on graft charges It may be recalled that 49 high-ranking tax officials, including 12 from the CBDT were compulsorily retired under Fundamental Rule 56(J) earlier this year. PTI|Updated: Sep 27, 2019, 07.39 PM IST

NEW DELHI: The government has compulsorily retired 15 more tax officers in the fourth tranche of its crackdown on errant officials accused of corruption and other malpractices.

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) -- the agency that oversees GST and import tax collections -- compulsorily retired 15 senior officers under Fundamental Rule 56(J) on corruption and other charges, official sources said.

Since June, this is the fourth round of sacking of corrupt tax officials. In the previous three rounds, 49 high ranking tax officers, including 12 from the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), were compulsorily retired.

Sources said the action was in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address to the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort when he had said some black sheep in the tax administration may have misused their powers and harassed taxpayers, either by targeting honest assesses or taking excessive action for minor or procedural violations.

"We have recently taken the bold step of compulsorily retiring a significant number of tax officials, and we will not tolerate this type of behaviour," he had said.

Nearly half of the officials retired were those who were were arrested by the CBI for allegedly receiving illegal gratification. One of them was caught accepting a bribe of Rs 15,000.One official is accused of having assets disproportionate to his known source of income.

In June, the government had compulsorily retired 15 commissioner-level officials of CBIC on charges of corruption, collecting and giving bribes, smuggling and even criminal conspiracy.

Prior to that, the government had compulsorily retired 12 senior IRS officials from the Income Tax department over charges of corruption, sexual harassment, disproportionate assets under Rule 56(J) of the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972 provides for periodical review of the performance of government servants with a view to ascertain whether they should be retained in service or retired in public interest.

As per these instructions, the cases of government servants covered by FR 56(J), 56(1) or Rule 48(1) (b) of CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 should be reviewed six months before they attain the age of 50-55 years, in cases covered by FR 56(j) and on completion of 30 years of qualifying service under FR 56(1) or Rule 48 of CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972.

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Bulgaria’s Kristalina Georgieva Becomes IMF Chief

Bulgarian PM hails ‘great achievement for Bulgaria’ as the economist becomes the first person from an emerging economy – and a country with an IMF rescue program – to lead the Washington-based fund.

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund, IMF, selected Kristalina Georgieva, 66, to serve as IMF Managing Director, the fund announced on Wednesday.

The Bulgarian national succeeds Christina Lagarde, who is departing to head the European Central Bank as of October 1.

“It is a huge responsibility to be at the helm of the IMF at a time when global economic growth continues to disappoint, trade tensions persist, and debt is at historically high levels,” Georgieva said in a statement following her appointment.

“I look forward to working with all our 189 member countries, the Executive Board and staff, and with all our partners in the years ahead,” she added.

Georgieva is the first person from an emerging economy to lead the IMF since its inception in 1944, as well as the first IMF chief to come from a country with an IMF rescue program.

Her appointment does not come as a big surprise, as she was the only visible candidate for the job. Her hearing before the Executive Board took place on Tuesday. Quoting a source from the board, Reuters reported that her performance had been convincing.

She joins the IMF after nearly two decades in the World Bank where she served in different positions, including as Chief Executive Officer since 2017. Before her appointment in the World Bank, she held a number of senior European Commission posts, including Vice-President of the Commission, Budgetary Affairs Commissioner and Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid.

In 2016, she made an unsuccessful bid to become UN Secretary–General, a move that was widely criticized in her home country.

But the news of her selection as IMF chief was met with pride in Bulgaria.

“This is a great achievement for Bulgaria,” Prime Minister Boyko Borissov wrote on Facebook on Wednesday.

Former IMF chief Lagarde also congratulated the Bulgarian on her appointment, calling her a “friend”.

“Wishing you every success in leading this great institution”, Lagarde posted on her Facebook profile.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DR.MANMOHAN SINGH

CBDT Extends ITR Filing Deadline for Audit Cases till October 31

This category of ITR is to be filed by those entities that are assessed under section 44AB of the I-T Act such as companies, partnership firms, proprietorship among others.

New Delhi: The CBDT on Thursday extended the September 30 deadline by a month for filing of income tax returns (ITRs) for special cases requiring audit reports. The new deadline is October 31.

"On consideration of representations recd (received) from across the country, CBDT has decided to extend the due date for filing of ITRs & Tax Audit Reports from 30th Sep, 2019 to 31st of Oct, 2019 in respect of persons whose accounts are required to be audited," the CBDT said in a late night statement.

Japanese firms offer nursing jobs to J-K residents The recruits will first join the Technical Intern Training Programme (TITP), to be followed by a nursing job in Japan with a salary of over Rs 90,000 per month.

NEW DELHI: A Japanese delegation, representing the country's major skill training companies, met Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Thursday and made an offer of nursing jobs for the residents of Jammu and Kashmir in Japan, officials said.

The representatives of two Japanese companies -- Blue Works International and FA Group -- informed Singh that they have visited the Acharya Shri Chander College of Medical Sciences (ASCOMS) Nursing College in Jammu and selected 12 candidates. The delegation was represented by Yamazaki Takao and Kakuda Tomassadamori.

The recruits will first join the Technical Intern Training Programme (TITP), to be followed by a nursing job in Japan with a salary of over Rs 90,000 per month, an official said.

Out of the 12 candidates selected so far, five are from the Jammu region and seven from the Ladakh region.

This is for the first time that any Japanese company has come to Jammu and Kashmir and directly recruiting candidates for nursing jobs through campus placement, the official said.

The eligibility to be a nursing care worker under this programme is either Class X or the working experience as a nurse for six months or a diploma in nursing.

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Al-Qaeda/ISIS plan to attack Jews in India ;-rediff.com Sep 26 2019

Image: The Chabad House, a Jewish learning centre in Mumbai, was one of the main targets of Pakistani terrorists who held Mumbai to ransom for four days in November 2008. It reopened in 2014.

Intelligence agencies have warned about plans of international terror outfits including Al-Qaeda and cells affiliated to the Islamic States (IS) of attacking Jewish and Israeli communities in India during their holiday season in September and October.

The agencies have alerted the states having a significant Jewish population about the possible attacks.

Three Jewish holidays fall between September and October, starting with Rosh HaShanah (Jewish New Year) which runs through September 29 and October 1, Yom Kippur (the holiest day in Judaism) falls on October 8 and 9 while Sukkot will be celebrated between October 13 and October 22.

According to an official communication accessed by ANI, the agencies have received an intelligence input from the spy agencies of other countries about the terrorist outfits' plans to attack the Israeli embassy in New Delhi. The places frequented by Israelis including schools and hotels are also on the target.

Sources said terror outfits are desperate to carry out attacks on Israelis living in the country after Israel supported India over the abrogation of Article 370 which gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir.

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Have been informed Mehul Choksi is a 'crook', Indian officials free to investigate him: Antigua PM Choksi had fled India in early January 2018 and took oath of allegiance in Antigua in the same year Moneycontrol News @moneycontrolcom

PIC OF ANTIGUA PM GASTON BROWNE 

  MEHUL CHOKSI THE CROOK

Indian authorities have informed Antigua that Mehul Choksi is a 'crook', Antigua Prime Minister Gaston Browne said on September 25. He added that Indian officials were free to interrogate him based on his willingness to participate.“Got subsequent information that Mehul Choksi is a crook, he does not add value to our country. He will be deported ultimately after he exhausts appeals. Indian officials are free to investigate based on his willingness to participate,” Browne told news agency ANI.

Choksi, one of the alleged masterminds of the $2-billion scam in state-run Punjab National Bank (PNB) and the uncle of fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi, fled India in early January 2018 and took oath of allegiance in Antigua on January 15 in the same year.

In June, Browne told a local newspaper that his government would revoke Choksi’s citizenship there after he had exhausted all his legal options.The same month, Choksi told the Bombay High Court that he was residing in Antigua and was willing to co-operate in the investigation into the PNB scam case.