UK court allows extradition of diamond billionaire Nirav Modi to India
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He faces several sets of charges relating to an alleged large-scale fraud at the Punjab National Bank.
Diamond tycoon Nirav Modi has lost his bid to avoid extradition from Britain to India to face allegations he was involved in a $1.8 billion bank fraud.
District Judge Samuel Goozee ruled in London on Thursday that the jeweler has a case to answer before the Indian courts. Modi, whose jewels once adorned stars from Bollywood to Hollywood, has been held without bail in London. He has 14 days to appeal the judge s decision.
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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
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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.
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