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A London court will hear the petition of fugitive diamond businessman Nirav Modi on 23 November, requesting to reopen his extradition case. Nirav Modi has filed a petition on the basis that if he is brought back to India, various agencies can interrogate him. The agency can refute his claim by assuring that he will not be questioned.
Officials who have been aware of this development said that Nirav Modi has used all his legal appeals available to the level of the Supreme Court and this time he has approached the ‘Westminster’ court to reopen his extradition case.
Claim to torture in inquiry
She has argued that if she is extradited to India, various agencies will interrogate him, resulting in torture. The agency investigating the case can reiterate its old assurance before the court that Nirav Modi will be prosecuted according to Indian laws and she will not interrogate her if they are extradited.
An official who has knowledge regarding this case said, ‘We have already filed the charge sheet in the case. There is no need to question him right now. Our investigation is almost complete. He will have to face the trial. If the UK court tells us, we can repeat our assurance that no questioning will be done after being extradited to India. We have given such an assurance before.
Accused of rigging more than Rs 6,498 crore
Various agencies investigating cases against Modi are unanimous that there is no need to interrogate him. Nirav Modi is accused of manipulating more than Rs 6,498 crore through hundreds of promissory note issued through fraud from Punjab National Bank.
India has already told Britain that Nirav Modi will be placed in Barrack 12 of Arthur Road Jail in Mumbai, where there is no risk of any kind of violence, congestion or misconduct and where medical facilities are available. Various agency has assured Britain that Nirav Modi will be prosecuted according to Indian laws and no new allegations will be made on it.
Three types of criminal proceedings against Nirav Modi
54 -year -old diamond businessman Nirav Modi, who was once a bright star in the Indian jewelery industry, was arrested on the extradition warrant on March 19, 2019. The then British Home Minister Preeti Patel ordered her extradition in April 2021. He has been in a London jail for almost six years.
Nirav Modi is facing three types of criminal proceedings. The first is a case of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) related to fraud related to Punjab National Bank (PNB) and the second is a case of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on the alleged treatment of fraud income. CBI proceedings are another case of criminal proceedings related to alleged intervention with evidence and witnesses.
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