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  UK High Court reserves judgment in Nirav Modi's extradition appeal

  World | October 13, 2022 0:06 IST

  The court was taken through the detailed assurances offered by the Indian authorities, the cumulative effect of which would imply that the psychiatric diagnosis would be “more than adequately managed” in India.

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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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  Boris Johnson on Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi extradition: 'Want them taken back to India'

  India | April 22, 2022 23:11 IST

  Boris Johnson also said that the British government does not welcome people who want to use the British legal system to evade the law here in India.

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  PNB fraud case: Deported official of Nirav Modi's firm remanded in CBI custody

  India | April 12, 2022 19:38 IST

  Subhash Shankar Parab, an aide of fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi, was a deputy general manager (finance) at Firestar Diamond, a firm owned by Nirav Modi. After his arrival in India in the morning, Parab was produced before special CBI judge V C Barde.  Special prosecutor A Limousin, representing the central probe agency, sought his custody for 14 days.

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  CBI deports key aide of Nirav Modi, Subhash Shankar, from Egypt

  India | April 12, 2022 9:28 IST

  Subhash Shankar was hiding in Cairo. He was the Deputy General Manager (Finance) in diamantaire Nirav Modi's company.

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  Rs 18,000 crore returned to banks from Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi, Mehul Choksi: Centre tells SC

  India | February 23, 2022 20:06 IST

  Solicitor General Tushar Mehta representing the Centre, submitted before a bench headed by Justice A.M. Khanwilkar that the total proceeds of crimes in the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) cases pending before the top court amounts to Rs 67,000 crore.

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  Nirav Modi UK extradition appeal to be heard on December 14

  India | October 20, 2021 22:43 IST

  Nirav Modi, who remains behind bars at Wandsworth Prison in south-west London since his arrest in March 2019, was granted permission to appeal against the Westminster Magistrates’ Court extradition order on mental health and human rights grounds.

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  New York's bankruptcy court dismisses plea filed by Nirav Modi, associates

  India | October 19, 2021 11:08 IST

  A bankruptcy court in New York has dismissed a petition of fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi and his associates, seeking dismissal of fraud allegations against them. 

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  Uncanny similarity! Param Bir Singh sneaks out of India much like Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi

  India | October 01, 2021 14:59 IST

  Param Bir Singh's mysterious disappearance bears uncanny similarities to Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi, Mehul Choksi - who all managed to flee India dodging top agencies like the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the Police.

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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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  Nirav Modi gets permission to appeal against extradition on mental health grounds

  India | August 09, 2021 18:45 IST

  ​A UK High Court judge here on Monday granted fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi permission to appeal against a magistrates’ court order in favour of extradition to India to face charges of fraud and money laundering before the Indian courts on mental health and human rights grounds.  

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  'Total nonsense': Dominica PM on claims that his govt was involved in Choksi's abduction

  India | July 02, 2021 9:02 IST

  Roosevelt Skerrit has termed "total nonsense" the claims that his government was involved in alleged abduction of diamantaire Mehul Choksi.

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  Nirav Modi's sister sends Rs 17.25 crore from UK account to Indian govt: ED

  Business | July 01, 2021 18:09 IST

  The ED on Thursday said fugitive businessman Nirav Modi's sister has "remitted" over Rs 17 crore from a UK bank account to that of the Indian government after she was allowed pardon from criminal proceedings in lieu of extending help in the PNB loan fraud case.  

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  Nirav Modi renews UK extradition appeal, to be heard on July 21

  World | June 29, 2021 23:15 IST

  Wanted diamond merchant Nirav Modi on Tuesday renewed his appeal in the High Court in London against being extradited to India to face charges of fraud and money laundering in the estimated USD 2-billion Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam case.

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  UK High Court rejects Nirav Modi's extradition plea, has 5 days to appeal for oral hearing

  India | June 23, 2021 16:30 IST

  The appeal was before a High Court judge for a decision “on the papers” submitted for the appeal to determine if there are any grounds for an appeal against the Home Secretary’s decision or the Westminster Magistrates Court February ruling in favour of Nirav Modi’s extradition to India to face charges of fraud and money laundering.

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  Special News | Banks get part of Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi, Mehul Choksi's seized assets

  News | June 23, 2021 16:20 IST

  Investigation has also proved, says the ED, that these three accused persons used dummy entities controlled by them for rotation and siphoning off the funds provided by the banks.

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  Rs 9,371 cr seized assets of Mallya-Choksi-Nirav Modi transferred to banks: ED

  News | June 23, 2021 13:08 IST

  "ED not only attached/ seized assets worth of Rs 18,170.02 crore (80.45 percent of total loss to banks) in case of Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi under the PMLA but also transferred a part of attached/ seized assets of Rs 9,371.17 Crore to the PSBs and Central Government," the ED said in a tweet.

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  Assets worth Rs 18,170 cr of Nirav Modi, Choksi, Mallya attached; 80% losses recovered: ED

  India | June 23, 2021 13:13 IST

  ED has attached assets worth of Rs 18,170.02 crore in case of Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi under the PMLA. The agency has also transferred a part of attached assets to the PSBs and Centre.