He will also have proper toilet and washing arrangements and will be allowed to exercise and have time for recreation, daily.
PNB Fraud Fugitive Mehul Choksi's Extradition to India from Belgium latest news: India has given assurances to the Belgian government that businessman Mehul Choksi would not be held in solitary confinement if extradited, India Today reported.
According to the report, India assured Belgium that he would instead be kept in humane conditions in line with international standards.
Belgian authorities have shared details of where exactly the fugitive businessman would be kept. According to the details, he will be lodged in Barrack No. 12 of Arthur Road Jail Complex in Mumbai, which is not overcrowded, the India Today report said, citing officials.
His cell will have 24/7 monitoring and will provide him at least three square metres of personal space, excluding furniture. Additionally, the cell will have adequate lighting, ventilation, and storage facilities. He will also be provided with basic amenities, including a cotton mattress, pillow, bed sheet, and blanket.
The report added that a bed may be provided on medical grounds. He will have access to clean drinking water and medical facilities 24/7.
He will also have proper toilet and washing arrangements and will be allowed to exercise and have time for recreation, daily for over an hour. He will be served adequate food.
According to the report, the fugitive in question was arrested by Belgian authorities in Antwerp this April at the request of India. He has since been lodged there.
He applied for bail; however, it was rejected on the grounds that he posed a flight risk. The hearing for his extradition is scheduled for the second week of September.
He is wanted in India in connection with the multi-crore Punjab National Bank fraud case. Choksi, the report said, has been fighting extradition proceedings abroad since 2018.
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