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, 2020The 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, 2020The 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, 2019Mehul 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, 2019Mehul 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, 2019Nirav Modi has already been denied bail thrice by the Westminster Magistrates' Court, as the judge ruled there was "substantial risk" that he would fail to surrender and deemed the bail security offered as insufficient.
June 12, 2019The court is hearing the extradition case of Nirav Modi in the $1 billion Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud and money laundering case.
April 26, 2019The UK court earlier on Friday rejected Nirav Modi’s second bail application, saying there are 'substantial grounds' to believe the fugitive diamantaire will fail to surrender.
March 30, 2019The 48-year-old had been denied bail by District Judge Marie Mallon at his first hearing soon after his arrest by Scotland Yard officers from a central London bank branch.
March 27, 2019Modi was arrested from a Metro Bank branch in London by uniformed officers on Tuesday, when he went there to open a new bank account.
March 21, 2019A UK court had on Monday issued an arrest warrant against Modi following a request forwarded by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for his extradition.
March 21, 2019Soon a joint team of the ED and the CBI would travel to the UK to apprise the lawyers about the Indian case and evidence against Modi, ED sources said.
March 9, 2019The report stated that Nirav Modi against whom a Red Corner Notice has been issued by the Interpol has been living in the city’s West End area and has even started a new diamond business.
March 9, 2019Nirav Modi and his uncle Mehul Choksi are under probe by both the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the ED in the Rs 14,000 crore Punjab National Bank fraud case.
March 9, 2019A few days ago, detonators were fixed at various points on the bungalow - located around 110 km from Mumbai - to carry out the 'implosion' and bring it down in a single-shot.
March 8, 2019Earlier in September, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) had sent a reminder to Interpol about its application seeking a red corner notice against Choksi.
December 13, 2018AIBEA General Secretary CH Venkatachalam said, "The resignation of RBI Governor Urjit Patel is quite shocking and disturbing. The reasons for his resignation are obvious and signal a dangerous trend that institutions like RBI are no longer independent."
December 11, 2018