In a major development in the Nirav Modi scam case, his close aide Parab Subhash Shankar was brought back to Mumbai from Cairo city of Egypt by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) team on Tuesday morning. A CBI official confirmed that Subhash Shankar was in Cairo and after legal formalities […]
UK high court begins hearing Nirav Modi’s appeal against extradition to India
The UK high court on Tuesday began hearing the case related to fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi’s appeal against his extradition to India. Earlier this August, Nirav Modi was granted permission to appeal against his extradition from the UK to India to face fraud charges on the grounds that a return to India would harm his mental health and place him at risk of suicide. […]
UK High Court approves Nirav Modi’s permission to appeal against extradition to India
UK High Court approved fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi’s permission to appeal against extradition to India on mental health grounds. Last month, Nirav Modi’s lawyer pleaded against extradition from the UK, saying his removal from the country would seriously impact his mental health and would worsen “suicidal feelings”. England’s Crown Prosecution Service, which is representing the Indian government in the case, dismissed Modi’s […]
Nirav Modi can be extradited to India, rules UK court
The Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London, United Kingdom on February 25 allowed fugitive economic offender Nirav Modi’s extradition to India. He has been behind bars in a London prison. The UK court accepted that there was prima facie evidence of fraud against the 49-year-old. The district judge also accepted the Indian government’s […]
At UK court, Nirav Modi says will kill himself if extradited to India
In a setback to Nirav Modi, a UK court yet again rejected a bail plea of the fugitive diamond merchant on Wednesday despite an offer of an “unprecedented bail package”, which included 4-million pounds in security as well as house arrest akin to those imposed on terrorist suspects. The 48-year-old […]