On April 9, 2010, Danish police arrested him in order to start an extradition trial.



The extradition agreement between Denmark and India has been changed so he will have to be returned home no later than 3 weeks after a sentence has been given at the expected trial abroad.

On November 1, 2010, The Hillerød Court overturned the Justice Ministry decision to extradite Niels Holck based on the expected inability to protect him against "rough treatment".



On November 14, 2010, the Indian government told that they would try to get him extradited despite the clear ruling of the court.