The 48-year-old, who was freshly-shaved and dressed in a light-blue shirt and dark trousers, could be seen making copious notes in a notebook during the entire course of the hearing. And, while his lawyers sought to convince her otherwise with claims that two of his elder children were back in the UK for summer internships, the judge expressed doubts on the extent to which adult children can tie anyone down to a place. "There is very credible evidence of interference with witnesses…they (former employees) were being told what to say. Two PNB employees and an executive of Modi's group detained.February 17, 2018: Government suspends passports of Modi and Mehul Choksi for four weeks in connection with the PNB fraud.February 21, 2018: CBI arrests CFO of Modi's firm and two other senior executives of his firms. The judge fixes April 26 as the next date of hearing when he will appear via video link from jail.April 26, 2019: UK court further remands Modi till May 24.May 1, 2019: Modi decides to make third bail plea on May 8.May 8, 2019: A Westminster Magistrates Court rejects Modi's third bail plea with the judge saying the fugitive diamond merchant would fail to surrender.

Source: Economic Times May 08, 2019 16:14 UTC