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The visit aims to assess prison conditions for the potential extradition of high-profile economic offenders from the UK to India.
According to the officials, Nehal was taken into custody on Friday, and the US has formally informed Indian authorities of the arrest.
Choksi secured an ‘F Residency Card’ in Belgium and is currently based in Antwerp.
The former Congress leader, who is now with BJP, had made a controversial tweet on the 'Modi' name in 2018.
The jeweller, who fled India in 2018 before details of his alleged involvement in large-scale fraud at the Punjab National Bank became public, has argued there is a high risk of suicide if he is extradited.
Modi has denied any wrongdoing and his lawyer declined to comment.
The federal probe agency was working to bring him back to India for a long time in connection with the loan fraud case of PNB.
Purvi Modi alias Purvi Mehta (47) and her husband Maiank Mehta were made approvers - granted 'tender of pardon' - in the case by a Mumbai court in January on the condition of making full and true disclosure.
Mallya, Nirav Modi and Choksi have defrauded public sector banks by siphoning off the funds through their companies which resulted in total loss of Rs 22,585.83 crore to the banks.
The promoter of Geetanjali Gems and other famous diamond brands in India had fled the country weeks before Rs 13,500 crore fraud in Punjab National Bank (PNB) allegedly involving him and his nephew Nirav Modi surfaced.
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