UK approves extradition of billionaire jeweler Nirav Modi to India
The legal team representing Modi said that they were in the process of challenging the order in the UK high court.
Modi is accused of defrauding Indian state-owned bank, PNB, of $1.8 billion
The UK Home Office has approved the extradition of Indian billionaire jeweler Nirav Modi, a spokesman for the immigration department said on Friday. On 25 February the District Judge gave judgment in the extradition case of Nirav Modi. The extradition order was signed on April 15, said the spokesman.
The legal team representing jeweler Modi said that they were in the process of challenging the order in the UK high court. India s External Affairs ministry did not immediately respond, according to the Reuters news agency.
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