The Antigua and Barbuda police has started investigations into the alleged abduction of absconding diamond businessman Mehul Choksi to neighbouring Dominica on a complaint filed by his lawyers, Prime Minister Gaston Browne told a local media outlet.
Browne said that Choksi's lawyers gave the names of people involved in the alleged abduction to the police commissioner in a complaint, the Antigua News Room reported.
The PM also said that if the claims are true, then it is a serious matter.
Choksi's lawyers have alleged that he was kidnapped from Jolly Harbour in Antigua by policemen and brought to Dominica on a boat.
Another report in the Associates Times poked holes in the theory of Dominica opposition leader Lennox Linton, who had reportedly claimed that Choksi was brought to Dominica in a Yacht around 10 pm on May 23.
Choksi's family had claimed that he was in Antigua till 5 pm on May 23 which makes it impossible to cover a 120-mile distance in four to five hours, which approximately takes about 12-13 hours, the publication said.