A battle lost: UK judge says Nirav Modi can be extradited A battle lost: UK judge says Nirav Modi can be extradited Agencies / Updated: Feb 26, 2021, 06:00 IST Judge rules that the fugitive diamond merchant has case to answer in India I n a comprehensive win for the Indian authorities, a UK judge ruled on Thursday that fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi not only has a case to answer in the Indian courts but that there is no evidence to suggest he would not receive a fair trial in India. Nirav Modi, wanted in India on charges of fraud and money laundering in the estimated Rs 14,500 crore ($2-billion) Punjab National Bank (