United Kingdom s (UK) Home Minister has approved the extradition of fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi to India, a CBI official informed on Friday. Nirav Modi is accused in Rs 13,500 crore PNB fraud scam.
Mumbai s Arthur Road jail prepared to lodge fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi - details here
Fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi, wanted in India on charges of fraud remains behind bars in a London prison since his arrest in March 2019. (Image Source: File Photo)
Updated: Feb 26, 2021, 05:23 PM IST
After a UK court ruling in favour of extradition of fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi, Mumbai s Arthur Road jail has completed all its preparations and has kept a special cell ready to lodge him, an official said on Friday.
On Thursday, Nirav Modi lost his bid to avoid extradition from the UK to India, when district judge Samuel Goozee ruled in London that the jeweller has a case to answer before Indian courts.
Punjab National Bank scam case: Nirav Modi to be extradited to India, rules London Court
A UK court on Thursday ordered Nirav Modi s extradition to India after a nearly two-year-long legal battle.
Share
Updated: Feb 25, 2021, 04:46 PM IST
In a major blow to fugitive businessman Nirav Modi, a UK court on Thursday ordered his extradition to India after a nearly two-year-long legal battle. The court accepted the Indian case that Nirav Modi threatened witnesses and tampered with evidence.
The prima facie evidence against Nirav Modi for money laundering was also accepted by District Judge Samuel Goozee at the Westminster Magistrates’ Court. “Many of these are a matter for trial in India. I am satisfied again that there is evidence he could be convicted,” the court said.