Modi was arrested on an extradition warrant on March 19, 2019, and has appeared via videolink from Wandsworth Prison for a series of court hearings in the extradition case.
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A UK court ruling in the nearly two-year-long legal battle of jeweller Nirav Modi's extradition, who is wanted for fraud and money laundering in the Rs 14,000-crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam, has said "I am satisfied that there is evidence that Mr Modi could be convicted". Nirav Modi, 49, is appearing via video conferencing from Wandsworth Prison in south-west London at Westminster Magistrates' Court, where District Judge Samuel Goozee delivering 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 UK Home Secretary Priti Patel for a sign-off, with the possibility of appeals in the High Court on either side depending on the outcome.
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