Tag: Nirav Modi
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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 -
Two fresh applications filed in connection with Mehul Choksi’s PNB scam
Mehul Choksi along with his nephew Nirav Modi are the accused in the Rs 13,500 crore Punjab and National Bank fraud case. Choksi fled the country and was granted citizenship by Antigua and Barbuda on January 15, 2018.
October 22, 2019 -
Rahul Gandhi pleads ‘not guilty’ of defamation over ‘thieves share Modi surname’ remark
Ahead of the hearing, Rahul Gandhi had in a tweet claimed that the defamation case was filed against him by his 'political opponents' in a 'desperate attempt to silence him'.
October 10, 2019 -
‘Crook’ Mehul Choksi ‘adds no value to our country’, ‘unfortunate’ Indian officials cleared him: Antigua PM
Mehul Choksi and his nephew Nirav Modi are being investigated by the ED and the CBI after it was detected that they allegedly cheated Punjab National Bank of more than Rs 13,400 crore.
September 26, 2019 -
PNB Scam: Nirav Modi expected to be given confirmed date of trial by UK court
Nirav Modi was arrested by uniformed Scotland Yard officers on an extradition warrant on March 19 and has been in prison since.
September 19, 2019 -
Nirav Modi Case: Interpol issues Red Corner Notice against fugitive’s brother Nehal Modi
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) requested the Interpol to locate and arrest Nehal Modi who is a Belgian national.
September 13, 2019 -
Nirav Modi denied bail by UK court
The Westminster Magistrates Court ordered the Metropolitan Police to place him in its custody till the next hearing on August 22.
July 25, 2019 -
Singapore HC orders freezing of Nirav’s sister’s account
'The Singapore High Court has ordered the freezing of the balance of $6.122 million (Rs 44.41 crore) in the bank account maintained in Singapore by Pavilion Point Corp, British Virgin Island, a company beneficially owned by Maiank Mehta and Purvi Modi on our request.'
July 2, 2019