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  UK Court orders Nirav Modi to pay Bank of India over Rs 100 crore in loan guarantee case

  World | June 24, 2026 9:16 IST

  A London High Court has ruled that Nirav Modi must pay more than Rs 100 crore to Bank of India under a personal guarantee linked to a loan taken by Firestar Diamond FZE.

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  Fugitive Nirav Modi's petition to reopen India extradition case rejected by London court

  India | March 25, 2026 23:43 IST

  Modi has been in a UK prison since March 19 2019, following his arrest. His extradition had previously been approved by UK courts, which rejected earlier appeals after accepting the assurances provided by India regarding his treatment.

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  Nirav Modi's brother Nehal Modi arrested in US in PNB fraud case

  World | July 05, 2025 23:58 IST

  According to the complaint filed by the US prosecution, extradition proceedings are being initiated on two serious charges against Nehal Modi.

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  'Risk of absconding is high': London High Court judge on rejecting Nirav Modi's bail for 10th time

  World | May 23, 2025 9:06 IST

  The Courts, in the context of the Applicant's extradition, have on two occasions assessed the underlying evidence being relied on against the bail applicant. On each occasion, the court has been satisfied that there is a prima facie case.

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  Who is Mehul Choksi? Understanding the PNB scam and his arrest in Belgium

  India | April 14, 2025 10:22 IST

  Mehul Choksi, 65, is an Indian-born diamond trader. He primarily came to light for his alleged involvement in the Rs 13,000 crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud case.

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  SC asks Nirav Modi's brother-in-law to seek statements of accounts probed by CBI from banks

  India | November 07, 2022 18:43 IST

  PNB Scam: The court was hearing a CBI plea challenging an August 23 order of the Bombay High Court that allowed Mehta to travel to Hong Kong and stay there for three months.

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  Gems, bank deposits among assets of Nirav Modi attached by ED in Hong Kong

  India | July 22, 2022 20:21 IST

  Nirav Modi: Some assets of Nirav Modi in Hong Kong were identified in the form of gems and jewelleries lying in private vaults and bank balances in accounts maintained there and these have been provisionally attached under sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), it said.

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  Book on PNB Scam accused businessman Nirav Modi to be adapted into web series

  Web Series | September 17, 2021 13:44 IST

  The book, 'Flawed: The Rise and Fall of India's Diamond Mogul Nirav Modi' depicts the story of high-profile tycoon Nirav Modi, one of the biggest diamond merchants in India.

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  Properties worth Rs 500 crore of Nirav Modi firms restored to PNB

  India | August 27, 2021 21:27 IST

  This is the third such order in a span of about two weeks, with the total value of properties owned by Nirav Modi's companies being restored in this manner now standing at approximately Rs 1,000 crore.

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  India, UK review permission granted to Nirav Modi to appeal against extradition

  India | August 10, 2021 15:48 IST

  The CPS, which represents the Indian authorities in court, highlighted that the appeal can be heard at a full hearing on two grounds related to the mental health of the 50-year-old diamantaire, who is lodged at Wandsworth Prison in south-west London as he fights his extradition to face charges of fraud and money laundering in the estimated USD 2-billion Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam case.  

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  Dominica PM terms Mehul Choksi 'Indian citizen', says courts will decide on fugitive's future

  World | June 08, 2021 10:34 IST

  Dominica Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit termed fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi as an "Indian citizen" and stated that the courts will decide what happens to the fugitive.

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  Antigua police probing Mehul Choksi's 'abduction' claim: PM Gaston Browne

  India | June 07, 2021 8:00 IST

  The Royal Police Force of Antigua and Barbuda has started investigations into the alleged abduction of absconding diamantaire Mehul Choksi to neighbouring Dominica.

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  CBI seeks details from Antigua Embassy on fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi's whereabouts

  India | May 25, 2021 13:07 IST

  After businessman and fugitive Mehul Choksi went missing from Antigua and Barbuda, the Central Buraeu of Investigation (CBI) here has spurred into action.

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  PNB fraud: Nirav Modi’s extradition trial to begin from May 11 in UK court

  India | April 29, 2020 14:57 IST

  Fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi, fighting extradition to India on charges over the nearly $2 billion Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud and money laundering case, was on Tuesday remanded in custody until 11 May, when his five-day trial will take place in a part-remote setting.

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  UK court extends Nirav Modi's custody till Oct 17

  India | September 19, 2019 17:23 IST

  Modi, wanted in India in connection with the Rs 13,500 crore PNB fraud case, appeared via video link at the Westminster Magistrate's Court for a brief hearing. He is lodged in the Wandsworth prison.  

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  Nirav Modi to appear before UK court via videolink for remand hearing

  India | August 22, 2019 9:07 IST

  Fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi, wanted in India in connection with the nearly USD 2 billion Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud and money laundering case, is set to appear before a UK court for his customary 28-day remand hearing on Thursday.

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  Nirav Modi's Swiss Bank accounts with 6 million US dollars seized

  India | June 27, 2019 13:50 IST

  Fugitive diamantaire and key accused in PNB fraud case Nirav Modi's four Swiss bank accounts have been frozen by the authorities in Switzerland on request of India, confirmed Enforcement Department on Thursday.

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  Congress attacks Modi government over report that Nirav Modi living in swanky London apartment

  World | March 09, 2019 14:28 IST

  The British daily Telegraph reported that billionaire diamond tycoon, accused in the USD 2 billion PNB fraud case, has been tracked down by it to an 8 million pound apartment in London's West End.

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  Fight against corruption: Nirav Modi's massive bungalow in Alibaug demolished with explosives | Watch

  India | March 08, 2019 14:01 IST

  The senior IAS official had issued the demolition orders after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) handed over the property situated in Raigad district, over 90 km from Mumbai.

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  'Colour of criminality' given to common banking transactions: Nirav Modi tells court

  India | January 05, 2019 20:20 IST

  Fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi, a prime accused in the PNB fraud case, told a court here on Saturday that Punjab National Bank gave "colour of criminality" to "usual civil banking transactions" to hide its own poor performance.