Fugitive diamond merchant Mehul Choksi has alleged that his "friend" Barbara Jabarica was instrumental in his abduction which involved musclemen claiming to be Antiguan Police and mercenaries looking like Indians.
The police have started the investigation after receiving a complaint from Choksi, Antigua Prime Minister Gaston Browne said.
In his complaint, Choksi has named Jabarica, Narinder Singh and Gurmit Singh besides other unidentified people as accused.
Choksi has stated that he had known Barbara Jabarica for the past year but suspects she was involved in his abduction because she "did not try to help".
Choksi has alleged that he was beaten and abducted by 8-10 men from Barbara's house and during the entire ordeal, Jabarica didn't even try to help by calling for help from outside.