UK court rejects Nirav Modi's plea to reopen extradition case in fresh setback
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Nirav Modi, declared a fugitive economic offender, is accused of defrauding PNB of over Rs 6,400 crore through fraudulent financial instruments.
Fugitive diamond trader Nirav Modi suffered another legal setback on Wednesday after the High Court of Justice, King’s Bench Division in London rejected his plea to reopen proceedings against his extradition to India. The court ruled that the application did not meet the threshold of “exceptional circumstances” required to revisit an already settled matter.
The petition was argued by the UK’s Crown Prosecution Service, supported by a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) team that travelled to London for the hearing.
Officials said the reopening request relied heavily on developments linked to the Sanjay Bhandari case, but Indian authorities successfully countered the arguments with coordinated legal and investigative efforts.
Nirav Modi has been in custody in the UK since March 2019 following his arrest in connection with the Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud case.
Indian agencies, led by the CBI, have been pursuing his extradition since 2018.
UK courts had previously approved his extradition, rejecting multiple appeals and accepting assurances from the Indian government regarding prison conditions and his treatment upon return.
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