India / Nirav Modi, wanted in ₹14,000 cr PNB scam, to be extradited to India: UK court

A UK extradition judge today ordered fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi will be extradited to India to stand trial. The judge ruled that Barrack 12 at Arthur Road Jail in Mumbai is fit for him and said there's no risk of suicide for him if he's sent to India. Nirav Modi will have access to adequate medical care at the jail.

Vikrant Shekhawat : Feb 25, 2021, 04:59 PM
London: Wanted diamond merchant Nirav Modi on Thursday lost his fight against being extradited to India as a UK judge ruled that he can be sent back to face charges of fraud and money laundering in the estimated USD 2-billion Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam case.

The 49-year-old appeared via video link from Wandsworth Prison in south-west London as District Judge Samuel Goozee handed down his judgment at Westminster Magistrates' Court in London.