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The fugitive diamond dealer Nirav Modi, who is wanted in India for allegedly defrauding Punjab National Bank (PNB) out of an estimated $2 billion, has filed a permission to appeal in the UK high court against his extradition to India.
Modi, 50, who was arrested in March 2019 and has been held in the Wandsworth prison in south London ever since, was ordered to be extradited by UK Home Secretary Priti Patel on April 15.
Westminster Magistrate s Court s judge Sam Goozee made a decision on February 25, finding Nirav Modi guilty on all the charges saying that the fugitive businessman had a case to answer for and should be returned to India.
Nirav Modi moves to UK High Court seeking permission to appeal decision against extradition
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London: The fugitive diamond dealer Nirav Modi, who is wanted in India for allegedly defrauding Punjab National Bank (PNB) out of an estimated $2 billion has filed a permission to appeal in the UK high court against his extradition to India.
Modi, 50, who was arrested in March 2019 and has been held in the Wandsworth prison in south London ever since, was ordered to be extradited by the UK Home Secretary Priti Patel on the 15th April 2021. Westminster Magistrate s Court s judge Sam Goozee made a decision on February 25, finding Nirav Modi guilty on all the charges saying that the fugitive businessman had a case to answer for and should be returned to India.
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A senior officer accepted police failed to have a contingency plan in place at Manchester Arena in the event of a major incident.
Chief Supt Allan Gregory, of British Transport Police, gave evidence at the public inquiry into the Manchester Arena terror attack.
The hearing was told the arena was the UK’s only entertainment venue of such scale under the control of the transport police and Mr Gregory said there was no contingency plan in case of a major emergency.
When asked if this was an omission, he said: In light of that awful event in May 2017, clearly that is a conclusion I would have to agree with.
Indian banks back in British court to pursue Vijay Mallya bankruptcy order
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At a virtual hearing before Chief Insolvencies and Companies Court (ICC) Judge Michael Briggs, both sides presented closing arguments in the case being heard following an amendment to a bankruptcy petition filed last year.
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A consortium of Indian banks led by the
State Bank of India (SBI) was back for a High Court hearing in London on Friday in pursuit of a bankruptcy order against embattled liquor tycoon Vijay Mallya, as they attempt recovery of debt from loans paid out to his now-defunct