Nirav Modi may be extradited soon, but over 300 fugitives evade Indian laws at present
Nirav Modi may be extradited soon, but over 300 fugitives evade Indian laws at present
India is currently looking for 313 fugitives, including 224 citizens, who have been issued red corner notices by Interpol as of now. Apart from Modi, the list includes Mehul Choksi, gangster Iqbal Mirchi’s widow Hajra Memon and others.
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A demonstrator in Kolkata holds an effigy depicting Nirav Modi (Picture Credits: Reuters)
On February 25, Indian agencies tasted major success in its nearly three-year battle against Nirav Modi when a UK court cleared the first legal hurdle for the fugitive diamantaire’s extradition. However, India is looking for 313 fugitives, including 224 citizens, who have been issued red corner notices by the Interpol as of now. Apart from Modi, the list includes Mehul Choksi, gangster Iqbal Mirchi’s widow Hajra Memon and others.
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CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) Venezuela’s political conflict has claimed another casualty: relief from the coronavirus pandemic.
The socialist government of Nicolás Maduro and the U.S.-backed opposition are accusing each other of playing politics with proposals to finance United Nations-supplied vaccines so far blocking any option from going ahead.
The cash-strapped government, shut out from western banks by U.S. sanctions, has proposed selling a small part of the $2 billion Venezuela s central bank has sitting frozen in the U.K. Lawyers for Venezuela s central bank warn a “humanitarian disaster, and a potentially large loss of life could result if the U.K. funds aren t freed up.