Nirav Modi extradition News
Nirav Modi appeared via videolink for a hearing at Barkingside Magistrates' Court in east London on Thursday over unpaid legal costs, or fines, of 150,247 pounds.
Nirav Modi lost his appeal against extradition on mental health grounds.
Subhash Shankar, a close aide of fugitive Nirav Modi, accused of over 13000 crore PNB scam, has been brought back to Mumbai
It is going to be difficult for the criminals who ran away with the country's money to live abroad. PM Modi has given a clear message to the high profile fugitives
Modi`s lawyer Edward Fitzgerald, in an application, stated that Modi was "severely depressed"
Fitzgerald claimed that it would be "oppressive" to extradite 50-year-old former billionaire
Nirav Modi filed fresh appeal against extradition
He claimed he would be at risk of suicide in Mumbai jail
India on July 2 said that it is closely monitoring legal proceedings against Mehul Choksi and Nirav Modi.
The MEA spokesperson was asked about the latest update on fugitive businessmen.
A UK court on Thursday ruled that fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi can be extradited to India to face charges of fraud and money laundering amounting to an estimated USD 2 billion.
The court accepted the Indian case that he threatened witnesses and tampered with evidence.
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
Congress is gold, silver and bronze medal winner in lying: PM Narendra Modi
Modi inaugurated various development initiatives in Puducherry
Punjab government has decided to put a cap on indoor gatherings to 100 and outdoor to 200 from March 1
Nirav Modi, wanted in India on the charges of fraud and money-laundering, was arrested in March 2019 in London and charged with money laundering and defrauding PNB of more than Rs 11,000-cr
Nirav Modi has been declared a fugitive economic offender by a Mumbai court early this year, and the court had also ordered the confiscation of his assets
The ED has already confiscated about Rs 329 crore of his linked properties
Earlier in December 2019, the diamond trader was declared as a fugitive economic offender.
Law minister Ravishankar Prasad alleges that Congress is trying to save Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi. Prasad says Rahul Gandhi went in a event organised by Modi.
Today's hearing is expected to be presided over by Chief Magistrate Emma Arbuthnot, the same judge who had ordered the extradition of former Kingfisher Airlines boss Vijay Mallya last December.
A CBI team is likely to leave for London to assist local authorities in the extradition case of fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi whose bail plea will come for hearing before a court there on Friday, officials said.
During Modi's first court appearance after his arrest last week, it emerged he had been working on building up his legal team against extradition proceedings since March last year after defrauding PNB.
On Monday, London's Westminster Court had issued an arrest warrant against Nirav Modi based on Enforcement Directorate's request for his extradition to India.
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