In a statement, Antigua has clarified that Mehul Choksi was granted the citizenship after all the necessary documents were received including a police clearance certificate and documentary clearance from the Security and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) against Mehul Choksi.

“We requested updates on the status of the investigations and received documentary confirmation, issued by the SEBI stating that in one case, the matter had been satisfactorily closed, and indicating in the other that there is not sufficient evidence to pursue the matter further,” the statement read.

However, SEBI has retaliated saying that they neither received any request nor did they provide any information to the Citizenship by Investment Unit (CIU) of Antigua.