Nirav Modi to be extradited to India: UK court

February 25, 2021 16:26

A UK court ruling in the nearly two-year-long legal battle of jeweller Nirav Modi's extradition, who is wanted for fraud and money laundering in the 14,000-crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam, has said, that Nirav Modi be extradited to India to stand trial. "I am satisfied that there is evidence that Mr Modi could be convicted," the court ruled.

Nirav Modi, 49, is appearing via video conferencing from Wandsworth Prison in south-west London at Westminster Magistrates' Court, where District Judge Samuel Goozee delivering his judgment on whether the jeweller has a case to answer before the Indian courts.

The magistrates' court ruling will then be sent back to UK Home Secretary Priti Patel for a sign-off, with the possibility of appeals in the High Court on either side depending on the outcome.

"Nirav Modi will not be denied justice if he is extradited to India. The Barrack 12 at Arthur Road Jail in Mumbai is fit for Nirav Modi," the court ruled.

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