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UK court rejects Nirav Modi’s plea to reopen extradition case; clears way for fugitive diamantaire’s India return| India News

UK court rejects Nirav Modi’s plea to reopen extradition case; clears way for fugitive diamantaire’s India return| India News

The High Court of Justice in London on Wednesday refused to reopen fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi’s extradition case, in a verdict that appears to exhaust his last legal avenue in the United Kingdom and potentially clearing the path for his return to India after more than seven years in British custody. The CBI, which has been pursuing Modi’s extradition since 2018, said its investigating officers had travelled to London. (Mint Print) The ruling hinged on assurances from the Indian government — delivered in September 2025, December 2025, and through a note verbale from the Indian High Commission in London in February 2026 — that Modi will not be interrogated by any of the five investigating agencies handling his cases. The assurances proved crucial — Modi had sought to reopen his extradition by citing the case of defence consultant Sanjay Bhandari, whose extradition was blocked by a UK court last year on human rights grounds, arguing that the same risk of torture applied to him. Without the government’s pledges, the court said, it would have been …

In London court, ED flags Nirav Modi role in evidence destruction | India News

In London court, ED flags Nirav Modi role in evidence destruction | India News

OBJECTING TO the bail application of diamond merchant Nirav Modi, the Enforcement Directorate alleged in a London High Court that he was criminally responsible for actions in which witnesses were interfered with and evidence was destroyed. Modi’s bail application was rejected by the High Court of Justice, King’s Bench Division in London last week, with the judge saying that there were substantial grounds for believing that if released on bail, he would fail to surrender and his “risk of absconding remained high”. This was the tenth time Modi had applied for bail since his detention in the extradition case to India to face charges in the Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud and money laundering scam amounting to Rs 6,498 crore. Story continues below this ad In his order, passed on May 15 at the Royal Courts of Justice, Justice Michael Fordham said, “I want to return to the question of the underlying allegations to identify one part of the case against the applicant in the Indian criminal proceedings. Part of what is alleged is that …

Nirav Modi’s Fresh Bail Petition Rejected By UK Court, Says CBI

Nirav Modi’s Fresh Bail Petition Rejected By UK Court, Says CBI

Last Updated:May 15, 2025, 23:30 IST Nirav Modi, who has been facing fraud and money laundering charges in India, has been in prison in London for nearly six years after losing his extradition battle. Fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi In a major setback for fugitive Indian diamond merchant and businessman Nirav Deepak Modi, his latest bail petition was rejected by London High Court, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) said on Thursday. Modi, who has been facing fraud and money laundering charges in India, has been in prison in London for nearly six years after losing his extradition battle. The probe agency said that the bail petition has been rejected by the High Court of Justice, King’s Bench Division, London. It said that the bail arguments were strongly opposed by the Crown Prosecution Service with the help of a CBI team which had travelled to London. “The bail arguments were strongly opposed by the Crown Prosecution Service advocate who was ably assisted by a strong CBI team consisting of investigating and law officers who travelled to London for this …

Enforcement Directorate | Returning the booty

Enforcement Directorate | Returning the booty

For 57-year-old Somnath Chakraborty, employee of a private sector company in Kolkata, the promise of annual returns of more than 12 per cent enticed him to invest nearly Rs 2 lakh in a chit fund scheme floated by the Rose Valley Group in 2010. Like him, some three million small investors poured their hard-earned savings into the scheme, before the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) launched an inquiry and declared it fraudulent in 2015. The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), the central agency responsible for investigating money laundering and terror financing, also stepped in. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link