The case in the Surat Court was filed by Deputy Customs Commissioner R. K. Tiwary against Nirav Modi and three of his firms -- Firestar Diamond International Pvt Ltd, Firestar International Pvt Ltd, and Radashir Jewellery Co Pvt Ltd.
The central probe agency said the assets were in the name of "Modi and his group company M/s Firestar Diamond FZE and they bear a market value of USD 7.79 million, which is equivalent to Rs 56.8 crore".
Choksi and his nephew Nirav Modi are wanted by the ED and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for allegedly defrauding the PNB to the tune of Rs 13,400 crore apparently in collusion with few of its employees.
The agency said that it has issued a provisional order under the Prevention and Money Laundering Act (PMLA) for attachment of the assets.
ED seizes worth Rs 220 crore property of PNB bank scam accused Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi
Nirav Modi and Choksi defrauded the Brady House branch of the Punjab National Bank (PNB) in Mumbai to the tune of over Rs 13,000 crore) in alleged connivance with officials.
Chief Judicial Magistrate BH Kapadia declared Modi an absconder in a case filed against him in December 2014 by the Mumbai zonal unit of the DRI.
Mehta said that the Nirav Modi scam was a bygone and hoped that the PNB will be back into the black during 2018-19 due to various efforts taken by the bank after the fraud came to light in January this year.
Two immovable properties having total value of USD 29.99 Million (Rs 216 crores approx) and beneficially owned by Nirav Modi in New York, have also been attached by the directorate under section 5 of Prevention of Money laundering Act.
ED attaches properties and bank accounts worth Rs 637 crore in Nirav Modi case
The former Kingfisher Airlines boss had claimed Wednesday in London that he met Jaitley before leaving India and offered to settle his dues, a charge the finance minister denied and dubbed "false".
Congress alleged that the incumbent government has failed to take action against Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi despite having information regarding the fraud.
Officials said the request was sent to the Home Ministry on Friday. The Home Minister will send it to Belgium, where Nishal Modi is believed to be holding up, through the External Affairs Ministry.
Bhansali is also said to have purchased a USD 7 million worth property in the US "from the funds believed to be generated from the alleged PNB scam".
In his plea, Choksi claimed that the Indian prisons 'violate human rights conditions'.
The Congress has demanded that the Prime Minister should make the letter public to clear the air about multiple narratives about 'resumtion of dialogue' with Pakistan.
Suryawanshi said one of the "illegal" bungalows in the district belongs to Mehul Choksi, a diamond trader and co-accused in the PNB scam, but there was a court stay on its demolition, along with some other unauthorised buildings.
In total, there are 121 illegal bungalows in Alibaug and 151 illegal bungalows at Murud in Raigad district, informed the minister.
Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi are being investigated by the ED and the CBI after it was detected that they allegedly cheated PNB of more than Rs 13,400 crore with the purported involvement of a few of its employees.
Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne had earlier claimed that at the time Choksi took the citizenship last year there was no case pending against him.
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