Pnb Fraud Case
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Fugitive Nirav Modi's petition to reopen India extradition case rejected by London court
India | Mar 25, 2026, 11:43 PM ISTModi 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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Mehul Choksi's bail plea rejected by Belgian court, India pushes for extradition
India | Apr 23, 2025, 06:41 AM ISTA Belgian court has denied bail to Mehul Choksi, a key accused in the Rs 13,500 crore Punjab National Bank fraud case, following his recent arrest in Belgium on India’s request. India’s external affairs ministry confirmed ongoing efforts to extradite him.
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Mehul Choksi tried to escape to Switzerland: How India foiled his whole plan? Explained
Explainers | Apr 14, 2025, 04:26 PM ISTAfter fleeing India in 2018, Mehul Choksi took citizenship in Antigua and was based there through a citizenship-by-investment program. He managed to secure an F residency card from Belgium on November 15 last year and used documents belonging to his wife, Preeti Choksi, who is a Belgium national.
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Nirav Modi renews UK extradition appeal, to be heard on July 21
World | Jun 29, 2021, 11:15 PM ISTWanted 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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Mehul Choksi was unlawfully renditioned from Antigua to Dominica: Lawyer
India | Jun 11, 2021, 10:51 AM ISTMichael Polak, part of the legal team representing Choksi said, Michael Polak, part of the legal team representing Choksi said, "What has happened to Choksi has been terrible. He was lured into a property, kidnapped, a bag placed over his head, beaten, forced on to a boat and unlawfully renditioned into another country."
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Nirav Modi's bail application rejected for seventh time
India | Oct 26, 2020, 07:37 PM ISTA London court on Monday rejected the bail application filed by fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi, the seventh such rejection by courts of the United Kingdom, officials said.
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Nirav Modi extradition trial to resume in UK court on Sept 7
World | Sep 06, 2020, 05:15 PM ISTFugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi, who has been lodged at a prison in London since his arrest in March last year, is set to appear via videolink for the second leg of his extradition trial at a UK court on Monday.
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Nirav Modi's extradition trial in PNB fraud case to begin in UK
India | May 11, 2020, 09:50 AM ISTFugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi, fighting extradition to India on charges over the nearly USD 2 billion Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud and money laundering case, is set to be produced before a UK court for his trial on Monday, to take place in a part-remote setting due to the coronavirus lockdown.
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PNB fraud case: Nirav Modi remanded in custody until April 15
Business | Mar 23, 2020, 10:05 PM ISTFugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi, fighting extradition to India on charges over the nearly USD 2 billion Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud and money laundering case, has been remanded in custody by a UK court until April 15.
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UK court rejects Nirav Modi's new bail application; warns against leaks to media
India | Nov 06, 2019, 08:15 PM ISTThe 48-year-old diamond merchant, who is fighting extradition to India on charges of nearly USD 2 billion Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud and money laundering case, was produced before Chief Magistrate Emma Arbuthnot at Westminster Magistrates’ Court here for his fourth attempt at bail.
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Nirav Modi says suffering from anxiety, applies for bail
World | Oct 30, 2019, 07:50 PM ISTNirav Modi moved the bail plea in a London court against his continued detention and has asked for house arrest.
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Nirav Modi moves new bail application, hearing on Nov 6
World | Oct 30, 2019, 03:47 PM ISTNirav Modi moves new bail application, hearing on Nov 6
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Nirav Modi opposes plea to declare him fugitive economic offender
India | Sep 26, 2019, 10:36 PM ISTModi's lawyers, in their application before special Judge V C Barde, claimed that the ED was relying upon evidence and statements recorded under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act to seek a remedy under the FEO Act.
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Nirav Modi to appear via videolink for UK remand hearing
India | Sep 19, 2019, 10:38 AM ISTFugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi wanted in connection with the nearly USD 2 billion Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud and money laundering case, will appear before a UK court via videolink from his London prison on Thursday for a routine “call-over” remand hearing.
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Nirav Modi's Swiss Bank accounts with 6 million US dollars seized
India | Jun 27, 2019, 01:50 PM ISTFugitive 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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High security cell kept ready in Mumbai prison for Nirav Modi
India | Jun 11, 2019, 05:28 PM ISTAuthorities at the Arthur Road jail here have kept 'barrack no. 12' ready if fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi is extradited from the UK in connection with the USD 2 billion PNB fraud and money laundering case, a Home department official said Tuesday.
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PNB scam: Mehul Choksi surrenders Indian citizenship, hands over passport to Antiguan government
India | Jan 21, 2019, 11:16 AM ISTBoth Choksi and Nirav Modi are absconding since the case was registered by the ED and the CBI. Choksi was last reported to be in the Caribbean nation of Antigua and Barbuda.
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PNB fraud case: DRT notice to Nirav Modi, family for recovery of Rs 7,000 cr
India | Dec 10, 2018, 03:14 PM ISTThe Punjab National Bank had admitted to a massive fraud, which later climbed up to around Rs 13,600 crore, shaking the foundations of the Indian banking sector.
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PNB fraud case | Nirav Modi afraid of ‘getting lynched’, cannot return to India: Lawyer tells court
India | Dec 01, 2018, 05:48 PM ISTUnlike liquor baron Vijay Mallya, who is accused of a loan default of over Rs 9000 crore, Modi had no Non-Performing Assets (NPAs) when he left the country, his lawyer argued.
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PNB fraud: Govt failed to take action against economic offenders, alleges Congress; BJP dismisses charges
India | Sep 11, 2018, 11:12 PM ISTCongress alleged that the incumbent government has failed to take action against Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi despite having information regarding the fraud.