India has formally handed over the extradition request for fugitive jeweller Mehul Choksi to the Antiguan authorities.

Sources said, a team from India was sent to Antigua few days back to pursue the authorities there to extradite Choksi. Earlier, India had requested the authorities in Antigua and Barbuda to detain Choksi after it received information about his presence in the country.

Choksi and Nirav Modi are wanted in the Punjab National Bank fraud case, involving over 13,500 crore rupees. He is wanted in India by the CBI and Enforcement Directorate probing the bank fraud case.