From 'raj' to 'honey trapped': Mehul Choksi's bizarre saga with 'girlfriend' Barbara Jabarika | Today news

Meul Choksi, searched in India for his involvement in the Multi-Crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam, was arrested in Belgium on Saturday, April 12 at the request of the Indian authorities. But before his arrest in Belgium, Mehul Choksi was held in the Dominican Republic for illegal entry into the country. While many people assumed that it was another attempt to flee from the Indian legal system for the scam, but when the details emerged, a ‘Raj’, a Hungarian ‘girlfriend’, a ‘abduct’ attempt and ‘honey-staircase’ allegations emerged. The media had a D-day! Mehul Choksi was arrested in Dominican Republic in May 2021 for his illegal entry into the country. He then claimed that he was tortured by some Indian drugs in Antigua and later kidnapped by boat to Dominica and taken to Dominica. As more details have emerged, there is an unknown name in the case – Barbara Jabarika. Mehul Choksi’s wife, Preeti Choksi, claims that Barbara Jabarika, a Hungary citizen, trapped the businessman ‘honey’ to leave with her. Preeti said the couple met Barbara Jabarika in 2020 and she was part of Mehul Choksi’s kidnapping. According to reports, Barbara Jabarika Mehul invited Choksi to meet her in an apartment where some people “kidnapped” the businessman and took him through the boat to the Dominican Republic. In his statements, Meul Choxi claims that Barbara Jabarika assisted while he was assaulted, which made him believe that she was involved in the plot. When Mehul Choxi introduced himself as ‘Raj’ when her name began to come up in the kidnapping case, Barbara Jabarika denied the allegations of ‘Honey-Trapping’ Meul Choksi and denied that he had any knowledge of his criminal past. She said Mehul Choxi introduced himself as ‘Raj’ when she met him in August 2020. Barbara said she was also Mehul Choksi’s ‘girlfriend’. ‘Raj [Mehul Choksi] Was the one who approached me, asked my number and ‘befriended me’, completely the opposite of what his wife says, ‘Barbara Jabarika said. First Published: April 15, 2025, 12:24 p.m. Ist