Vijay Agarwal, counsel for Nirav Modi, claimed that he was unaware of the fugitive billionaire jewellers’ plans to return India to face law in connection with the Rs. 11,400 crore bank fraud at Punjab National Bank. Agarwal flew down to Mumbai from New Delhi on Wednesday to represent two employees’ of Firestar International, the flagship of Nirav Modi’s empire—who have been arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), in the special court. “Though I am in touch with Modi intermittently, I did not discuss his return plans,” added Agarwal who ducked questions on Modi’s whereabouts. The Income tax department, meanwhile, has attached 141 bank accounts of Modi’s business entities so far.

Source: Hindustan Times February 21, 2018 17:37 UTC