Tag: Nirav Modi
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India, UK review permission granted to Nirav Modi for extradition appeal
Nirav Modi has been granted permission to appeal his extradition to India on two grounds. The is reviewing the next steps with the Government of India, a spokesperson said.
August 10, 2021 -
UK court allows Nirav Modi to appeal on depression, suicide risk grounds
The judge noted that the arguments made under both grounds overlap in this case as they both rely principally on the appellant, Nirav Modi's mental ill-health.
August 9, 2021 -
Nirav Modi loses first stage of extradition appeal in UK court
The ED has attached several assets of Nirav Modi running into crores of rupees in connection with the case
June 23, 2021 -
On the trail of 12 Indian fugitives who fled to London
In 'Escaped: True Stories of Indian Fugitives in London' (Penguin), Danish Khan and Ruhi Khan, through eyewitness accounts and archival records, delve into these 12 cases to decode why London is an irresistible siren for Indian fugitives.
March 1, 2021 -
‘Nirav Modi has a case to answer in India, says UK court clearing extradition of fugitive diamantaire
Nirav Modi, who is facing charges of fraud and money laundering in the PNB) scam case had contested his extradition to India as he appeared via videolink from Wandsworth Prison in south-west London at Westminster Magistrates' Court of District Judge Samuel Goozee.
February 25, 2021 -
Action sought against ex-SC judge Markandey Katju for insulting Indian judiciary
The petitioner has urged the top court to issue a broad guideline on issues of public criticism/maligning of the judicial system.
September 17, 2020 -
Interpol issues Red Corner Notice against fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi’s wife Amy Modi
The notice has been issued in connection with a money laundering case registered against her in India.
August 25, 2020 -
PNB shares tank nearly 6% after lender reports yet another loan fraud
After tumbling to 6.73 per cent to Rs 34.60 on the BSE, lender’s shares were trading at Rs 35.05, down by 5.53 per cent at 1.45 pm.
July 10, 2020 -
ED brings back jewellery worth Rs 1,350 Crore owned by Nirav Modi, Mehul Choksi firms
Following tip-offs by intelligence agencies, the ED launched an effort to persuade Hong Kong to import the jewellery to India so it could be officially seized in the Punjab National Bank (PNB) loan scam case.
June 11, 2020 -
Ravi Shankar Prasad accuses Congress of shielding fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi
Addressing the media through a videoconference, Minister said that a Congress leader, who is a former judge, has been tasked to defend Nirav Modi in court.
May 14, 2020 -
UK court plays video of fugitive Nirav Modi’s death threat to ‘dummy directors’
An extradition request from the Indian government was certified by the UK Home Office in February last year before his arrest by Scotland Yard on March 19, 2019.
May 14, 2020 -
Fugitive Nirav Modi’s five-day remote extradition trial in PNB fraud case begins in UK court
Given the social distancing measures being followed by prisons and courts, District Judge Samuel Goozee had conceded that Modi can follow the proceedings via videolink rather than the norm of being produced in person.
May 11, 2020 -
Fugitive Nirav Modi to face remote extradition trial from May 11 in UK court
The 49-year-old, who has been lodged at Wandsworth Prison in south-west London since his arrest last year, appeared before the court via video conferencing due to the social distancing procedures put in place across the UK courts in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.
April 29, 2020 -
‘Sensationalising facts’: Sitharaman slams Rahul Gandhi for his ‘BJP friends’ jibe on RBI defaulters list
Concluding a series of 13 tweets, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman asked the Congress and Rahul Gandhi to 'introspect why they fail to play a constructive role in cleaning up the system'.
April 29, 2020 -
Rahul Gandhi attacks BJP govt citing RBI’s list of 50 defaulters which names Nirav Modi, Mehul Choksi
The list of 50 defaulters came through an RTI application filed by activist Saket Gokhale.
April 28, 2020 -
PNB scam: Nirav Modi declared ‘fugitive economic offender’ by Mumbai court
With this, Nirav Modi becomes only the second accused so far under the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act (FEOA) to have been declared a 'fugitive economic offender' after Vijay Mallya.
December 5, 2019 -
Nirav Modi threatens to ‘kill himself’ if extradited to India; UK court refuses bail for 5th time
The court rejected his bail plea despite an offer of an 'unprecedented bail package', which included 4-million pounds in security as well as house arrest akin to those imposed on terrorist suspects.
November 7, 2019