Businessman Samir Modi remanded to one-day judicial custody in rape case

Businessman Samir Modi, brother of former IPL chief Lalit Modi, was on Sunday remanded to one-day judicial custody by a Delhi court in connection with an alleged rape case, officials said.

Duty Judicial Magistrate Astha Sharma passed the order after Modi was produced before the Saket court. His bail plea is scheduled to be heard before the Sessions Court on Monday.

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The Delhi Police had sought his judicial custody. Senior advocate Ramesh Gupta, assisted by Shailendra Singh, represented Modi in court.

According to the police, Modi was detained at the Indira Gandhi International Airport following a Look Out Circular (LOC) issued by the New Friends Colony police station and was subsequently arrested on rape charges.

After his arrest on Thursday, Modi was interrogated for three days and initially sent to one-day police custody. On Friday, the court extended his police remand by two more days, a senior officer said.

During the proceedings, the court also directed police to examine a complaint filed by Modi himself. The hearings were conducted in camera.

At Saturday’s bail hearing, Modi’s counsel questioned the issuance of an LOC within just five days of the FIR being lodged. The FIR was registered on 10 September. Counsel further argued that Modi had travelled to London on 14 September on a return ticket and was detained upon his arrival back in India on 18 September.

Police officials said that a woman had approached them five days earlier and lodged a complaint against Modi, which led to the registration of a case of rape and criminal intimidation. The woman alleged the incident had taken place some time ago.

The FIR was registered on 10 September 2025, based on the woman’s complaint. She claimed to have been in a relationship with Modi since 2019.

The defence alleged that the complaint was filed with an “ulterior motive of extracting money.” Modi had earlier submitted complaints on 8 and 13 August 2025 to different police officials, alleging blackmail and extortion by the same woman. His counsel said these complaints were backed by WhatsApp chats in which the woman allegedly demanded ₹50 crore.

While pronouncing the order, the judge directed the police to also inquire into Modi’s complaint of extortion against the complainant.