Mehul Choksi’s lawyer Vijay Aggarwal arrested in UK over sexual assault allegation
Vijay Aggarwal, a prominent Indian criminal lawyer known for representing Mehul Choksi, has been arrested in London on charges of sexual assault. His personal assistant was also arrested for allegedly encouraging the commission of these offenses.
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The arrest of a high-profile lawyer involved in major financial crime cases has significant legal and public interest implications in India.
LONDON: Indian criminal lawyer Vijay Aggarwal, who represents fugitive diamond businessman Mehul Choksi, has been arrested in London and is in jail charged with four sexual assault offences on two women. His personal assistant, Manpreet Kaur, is also in jail charged with intentionally encouraging the commission of two offences.The pair, both Indian citizens, were arrested on Aug 11 at 29 Brick Street, Mayfair, a serviced luxury ambassadorial town house where they both were staying, after Met police were alerted to reports of sexual assaults at the address.They were held in custody and charged on Aug 13 when they appeared together at Westminster magistrates’ court.Delhi-born Aggarwal (57) is charged with four counts of sexual assault against two women at the 4,000-sq-foot, four-storey, five-bedroom serviced town house, which comes with a maid and a daily breakfast hamper, and can be rented for £2,000 (about Rs 2.6 lakh) a night.Aggarwal is charged with…
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