Nirav Modi to be extradited to India, UK court satisfied there is evidence of fraud
After a long legal battle, the UK court accepted that the diamantaire had threatened witnesses and tampered with evidence.
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By PTI
Nirav Modi, the diamond merchant wanted in India on charges of fraud and money laundering in the estimated USD 2-billion Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam case, on Thursday lost his legal battle against extradition as a UK judge ruled that he does have a case to answer before the Indian courts.
The 49-year-old appeared via videolink from Wandsworth Prison in south-west London and showed no emotion as District Judge Samuel Goozee handed down his judgment at Westminster Magistrates' Court in London.