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UK-India Extraditions: Ripe for reform?
Prasun Sonwalkar/New Delhi Filed on May 8, 2021 | Last updated on May 9, 2021 at 06.37 am
India and Britain signed an extradition treaty in 1992, but since then there have been only rare returns of India’s most wanted. As the Vijay Mallya and Nirav Modi cases roll on, it may be time to reform the template.
How it started…how it’s going: The contours of a popular meme format are useful to put the story of extraditions from the UK to India in context. When India’s home minister S B Chavan and British foreign secretary Ken Clarke signed an extradition treaty on September 22, 1992, the backdrop was Sikh and Kashmiri separatism. The pact took effect from November 1993, with much hope that it would prevent India’s most wanted from seeking a safe haven in the United Kingdom. But the simple truth is that New Delhi has since sought over 40 individuals facing a range of criminal charges from Britain, but only two have made the re
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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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
Nirav Modi can be extradited to India, rules UK judge
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The court sent Nirav Modi extradition order to the Secretary of State
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UK judge on Thursday said prima facie case established against Nirav Modi on charges of fraud and money laundering in the estimated $2-billion Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam case after a nearly two-year-long legal battle.
Judge at Westminster Magistrate s Court accepts money laundering charges against Nirav Modi. The UK court also accepted Indian case that he threatened witnesses and tampered with evidence. The court sent Nirav Modi extradition order to the Secretary of State.