MoS MEA VK Singh informed the Rajya Sabha yesterday that the request for extradition of diamantaire Nirav Modi has been sent to the High Commission of India in London. The request has been sent by a special diplomatic bag for onward transmission to UK authorities.


Nirav Modi, the main accused in the PNB scam became the 29th fugitive India has asked to be extradited from the United Kingdom.


The request will now be forwarded to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office of the UK Government.

The minister also added that two Interpol Red Corner Notices had been issued against Modi.


But Modi need not be overly worried. India has a poor track record of extraditions from the UK.


Since 2002, India has made 29 such requests of which 9 have been rejected. The UK court also declined to issue arrest warrants in three cases. The remaining 15 cases, which includes that of Vijay Mallya's is pending.