Menlo Park Investigation: Deepshikha Gowreesunker Faces Objections

On Wednesday, April 22, 2026, Deepshikha Gowreesunker, a former Relationship Manager at Mauritius Commercial Bank, faced a series of objections in the Supreme Court before Judge Carol Green-Jokhoo. She is requesting a court order to have the police investigation concerning her transferred from the Anti Money Laundering Unit (AML) of the Central CID to another unit. She alleges that the AML Unit is "biased" and "not independent" regarding her case.

Her request specifically targets the Commissioner of Police, the Director of Public Prosecutions, ASP Balmick Dussoye, and the Republic of Mauritius, who are named as defendants in the case. All have opposed her request. The case has been adjourned to May 13, 2026, to allow the defendants to submit their objections and counter-affidavits.

This case is part of the "Menlo" investigation, which is related to a loan granted by the Mauritius Investment Corporation to Menlo Park Ltd. Deepshikha Gowreesunker claims she was arrested in May 2025 and temporarily charged with "perversion of the course of justice." She states that she has "fully cooperated" while denouncing an "external influence," mentioning messages attributed to the former Governor of the Bank of Mauritius, Rama Sithanen. She also alleges that she was subjected to "illegal detention" on April 15.

The former Relationship Manager is represented by Lawyers Rouben Mooroongapillay, Natasha Behary Paray, and Senior Attorney Jaykar Gujadhur.