A battle lost: UK judge says Nirav Modi can be extradited
A battle lost: UK judge says Nirav Modi can be extradited
Agencies / Updated: Feb 26, 2021, 06:00 IST
Judge rules that the fugitive diamond merchant has case to answer in India
I n a comprehensive win for the Indian authorities, a UK judge ruled on Thursday that fugitive diamond merchant
Nirav Modi not only has a case to answer in the Indian courts but that there is no evidence to suggest he would not receive a fair trial in India.
Nirav Modi, wanted in India on charges of fraud and money laundering in the estimated Rs 14,500 crore ($2-billion) Punjab National Bank (
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“I am satisfied that there is evidence upon which Nirav Deepak Modi could be convicted in relation [to] the conspiracy to defraud the PNB. A prima facie case is established,” the judge noted.
He similarly concludes a prima facie case to have been established on all counts of charges brought by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED) money laundering, intimidation of witnesses and disappearance of evidence.
“I am not required to exclude all Mr Modi’s various alternative theoretical possibilities and narratives; nor exclude his personal interpretation of the evidence, in order to find a prima facie case has been established,” the judge noted, referring to the extradition case of former Kingfisher Airlines boss Vijay Mallya as precedent.
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UK judge will decide on PNB scan case accused Nirav Modi s extradition to India
Nirav Modi is wanted in India on charges of fraud and money laundering in the estimated USD 2 billion Punjab National Bank scam
London: A UK court will on Thursday decide on the extradition of wanted diamond merchant Nirav Modi, who remains behind bars in a London prison as he contests his extradition to India on charges of fraud and money laundering in the estimated USD 2-billion Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam case.
The UK court s ruling will put an end to
The 49-year-old is expected to appear via videolink from Wandsworth Prison in south-west London at Westminster Magistrates Court, where District Judge Samuel Goozee is set to hand down his judgment on whether the jeweller has a case to answer before the Indian courts. The magistrates court ruling will then be sent back to