UK Court has extended fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi's custody till January 7 after hearings in his extradition case. Nirav Modi is a 'wanted' in India in connection with the estimated USD 2-billion Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam case. Nirav Modi has been behind bars at Wandsworth Prison in south-west London since his arrest in March 2019 following India's extradition request for him. The final hearings in the extradition case are scheduled over two days, on January 7 and 8 next year. Cases against Nirav Modi- Two sets of criminal proceedings are on against fugitive Diamantaire Nirav Modi.

Source: dna December 30, 2020 12:22 UTC