PNB fraud case: Nirav Modi suffers huge blow as Singapore HC freezes kin's bank deposits of Rs 44.41 cr
5 years, 6 months ago

PNB fraud case: Nirav Modi suffers huge blow as Singapore HC freezes kin's bank deposits of Rs 44.41 cr

Firstpost  

The two are the sister and brother-in-law of Modi, who is currently under arrest in this alleged bank fraud case in London. The Singapore High Court has ordered freezing of bank deposits worth Rs 44.41 crore kept in that country by Punjab National Bank fraud-accused Nirav Modi’s two relatives as part of a money laundering probe in India, the Enforcement Directorate said on Tuesday. Singapore HC orders freezing Rs44.41 cr in a/c maintained there by Pavilion Point Corp,British Virgin Islandon ED's request that it was proceeds of crime, illegally siphoned off by N Modi from PNB pic.twitter.com/zGEIC2nTdD — ANI July 2, 2019 The Enforcement Directorate said the bank account is in the name of Pavillion Point Corporation based in the British Virgin Island, a company “beneficially owned” by Purvi Modi and Maiank Mehta. On 27 June, four Swiss bank accounts, holding deposits of over Rs 283 crore of Modi, the main accused in the $2 billion PNB case, and his sister were similarly “frozen” by authorities in Switzerland as part of the money laundering probe being conducted against them in India. On 27 June, four Swiss bank accounts Modi and his sister Purvi were “frozen” by authorities in Switzerland as part of the criminal money laundering probe being conducted against them in India, a PTI report said.

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Bank fraud case: ED raids ex-directors, promoters of Kwality Ltd
1 month, 1 week ago

Bank fraud case: ED raids ex-directors, promoters of Kwality Ltd

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday conducted searches at multiple locations in Delhi and adjoining areas as part of an alleged bank loan fraud linked money laundering probe against former promoters of liquidated dairy major Kwality Ltd, official sources said.About a dozen places are being raided under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, the sources said. …

PNB fraud: ED attaches fugitive Nirav Modi’s properties, bank balance worth ₹29.75 crore
3 months, 4 weeks ago

PNB fraud: ED attaches fugitive Nirav Modi’s properties, bank balance worth ₹29.75 crore

Live Mint  

The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday said it has provisionally attached “proceeds of crime” in the form of immovable properties and bank balances amounting to ₹29.75 crore in a case related to Punjab National Bank fraud by fugitive businessman Nirav Modi. In a statement, the ED said: “During course of investigation, assets worth ₹29.75 Crore of Nirav Modi & his group …

PNB fraud case: Fugitive Nirav Modi's assets worth ₹29.75 crore attached by ED
3 months, 4 weeks ago

PNB fraud case: Fugitive Nirav Modi's assets worth ₹29.75 crore attached by ED

Hindustan Times  

The Enforcement Directorate has provisionally attached assets worth ₹29.75 crore belonging to fugitive businessman Nirav Modi, as part of its ongoing investigation into the ₹6,498 crore Punjab National Bank fraud case, officials said on Wednesday. Nirav Modi, the mastermind behind the PNB scam, has been fighting extradition from the UK, where authorities arrested him in 2019. The scam, uncovered in …

Court orders to deposit proceeds of Nirav Modi’s London flat to Centre
9 months ago

Court orders to deposit proceeds of Nirav Modi’s London flat to Centre

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: A special PMLA court last week declared that the Central Government was entitled to proceeds from the sale of a London property belonging to fugitive diamond trader Nirav Modi and directed that the amount be deposited with the central government. Court orders to deposit proceeds of Nirav Modi’s London flat to Centre Nirav Modi was declared a fugitive economic …

PNB moves court, seeks release of Nirav Modi’s properties worth ₹71.16 crore
1 year, 5 months ago

PNB moves court, seeks release of Nirav Modi’s properties worth ₹71.16 crore

Hindustan Times  

The Punjab National Bank on Wednesday filed a petition before the special PMLA court seeking release of fugitive diamond trader Nirav Modi’s properties worth ₹71.16 crore which had been attached by the Enforcement Directorate. PNB moves court, seeks release of Nirav Modi’s properties worth ₹ 71.16 crore The agency is probing the ₹13,850-crore loan fraud at the public sector bank. …

PM Modi Brings Up Extradition of Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi with UK in Every Meet: Harish Salve
1 year, 5 months ago

PM Modi Brings Up Extradition of Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi with UK in Every Meet: Harish Salve

News 18  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has brought up the issue of extradition of fugitives Vijay Mallya and Nirav Modi in every India-UK trade related meeting, senior Advocate Harish Salve has revealed. “The British always complain that the moment we have a meeting, the first question PM Modi asks is, where are Vijay Mallya and Nirav Modi?” Salve said in an interview …

CBI registers case against IL&FS subsidiary for defrauding 19 banks of Rs 6,524 cr
1 year, 7 months ago

CBI registers case against IL&FS subsidiary for defrauding 19 banks of Rs 6,524 cr

India TV News  

New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation has filed a case against IL&FS Transportation Network Ltd and its directors for allegedly defrauding 19 banks of Rs 6,524 crore between 2016 and 2018, officials said on Friday. The accused persons are white colour criminals and very well know the intricacies of the law and know to save themselves from the clutches …

₹11-crore coin fraud case: CBI searches 5 locations in Punjab’s Faridkot
1 year, 8 months ago

₹11-crore coin fraud case: CBI searches 5 locations in Punjab’s Faridkot

Hindustan Times  

Central Bureau of Investigation on Thursday conducted searches at five locations in Faridkot district’s Jaitu subdivision in connection with an alleged fraud case wherein coins worth ₹11 crore had gone missing from the vaults of a State Bank of India branch in Rajasthan’s Karauli. Central Bureau of Investigation on Thursday conducted searches at five locations in Faridkot district’s Jaitu subdivision …

PNB scam: PMLA court grants bail to Nirav Modi’s close aide
1 year, 8 months ago

PNB scam: PMLA court grants bail to Nirav Modi’s close aide

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: A special PMLA court in the city on Tuesday granted bail to Subhash Parab, a close aide of fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi, observing that the main beneficiary of the proceeds of crime is still beyond the reach of the law enforcement agencies even after five years of registration of the case. PNB scam: PMLA court grants bail to Nirav …

PNB Scam : Nirav Modi's Brother-in-Law Agrees Before Supreme Court To Give Authorisation To CBI For Bank Accounts
1 year, 11 months ago

PNB Scam : Nirav Modi's Brother-in-Law Agrees Before Supreme Court To Give Authorisation To CBI For Bank Accounts

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Bombay High Court to consider afresh the plea of Nirav Modi’s brother-in-law Mainak Mehta to travel back to his home in Hong Kong. The bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice JB Pardiwala, took note of the fact that Mehta was willing to give authorisation to CBI so it …

Fresh FIRs against Mehul Choksi in PNB bank loan fraud case
2 years ago

Fresh FIRs against Mehul Choksi in PNB bank loan fraud case

Op India  

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Friday filed three fresh FIRs against fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi and two jewellery brands, Nakshatra Brands Limited and Gitanjali Gems Limited. The FIRS were against Nakshatra Brands Ltd and Gitanjali Gems Ltd, Mehul Choksi, who is the managing director of Gitanjali Gems Ltd and guarantor for Nakshatra Brands Ltd; Dhanesh Vrajlal Sheth, director of …

CBI registers fresh FIRs against Mehul Choksi in Rs 6,000 crore fraud case
2 years ago

CBI registers fresh FIRs against Mehul Choksi in Rs 6,000 crore fraud case

India Today  

The Central Bureau of Investigation has registered two fresh FIRs against fugitive diamentaire Mehul Choksi and two jewellery brands--Nakshatra Brands Limited and Gitanjali Gems Limited--for defrauding a consortium of banks of over Rs 6,000 crore. CBI officials received complaints from Vijay Kumar Wadhwa, deputy general manager of the zonal office of the Punjab National Bank in Mumbai, against Nakshatra Brands …

Nirav Modi loses bid to appeal against extradition in UK Supreme Court
2 years ago

Nirav Modi loses bid to appeal against extradition in UK Supreme Court

Deccan Chronicle  

LONDON: Nirav Modi, the fugitive diamond merchant wanted in India to stand trial on fraud and money laundering charges, on Thursday suffered another setback in his legal battle against his extradition as the High Court in London denied him permission to appeal against his extradition order in the UK Supreme Court. In a judgment order pronounced at the Royal Courts …

CBI court seeks bank account details of Nirav Modi's brother-in-law from Singapore
2 years, 1 month ago

CBI court seeks bank account details of Nirav Modi's brother-in-law from Singapore

India Today  

A special CBI court in Mumbai has issued a request to authorities in Singapore seeking details of the bank account of Mainak Mehta, the brother-in-law of fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi. Mehta stated that he had only known about the Enforcement Directorate case, and that the husband-and-wife duo had informed the court dealing with the ED case, the PMLA court, that …

Explained: How Nirav Modi scammed Punjab National Bank for Rs 14,000 crore
2 years, 1 month ago

Explained: How Nirav Modi scammed Punjab National Bank for Rs 14,000 crore

Firstpost  

Nirav Modi and his uncle, Mehul Choksi, created a complex web of deception through fraudulent Letters of Undertaking to siphon off Rs 14,000 crore from state-owned Punjab National Bank New Delhi: Pulling off one of the biggest bank frauds in the country, fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi and his uncle Mehul Choksi created a complex web of deception through fraudulent Letters …

Political asylum in UK: Nirav Modi's last ditch effort to escape Indian laws
2 years, 2 months ago

Political asylum in UK: Nirav Modi's last ditch effort to escape Indian laws

India Today  

Fugitive businessman Nirav Modi, who has been ordered to be extradited to India for defrauding the Punjab National Bank of crores, might be able to stall his return. Nirav Modi had recently sought political asylum in the United Kingdom, which if granted will allow him to escape the law in India, sources said. In a big win for India last …

Indian tycoon Nirav Modi loses extradition appeal in UK
2 years, 2 months ago

Indian tycoon Nirav Modi loses extradition appeal in UK

Associated Press  

LONDON — Diamond tycoon Nirav Modi on Wednesday lost an appeal of a British court’s ruling that he should be extradited from the U.K. to India to face allegations he was involved in a $1.8 billion bank fraud. Two High Court judges upheld a lower court’s ruling that the fugitive jeweler has a case to answer before Indian courts and …

What is the PNB fraud case against Nirav Modi and will the fugitive finally be forced to return home?
2 years, 2 months ago

What is the PNB fraud case against Nirav Modi and will the fugitive finally be forced to return home?

Firstpost  

The High Court in London has allowed the extradition of fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi to India. He fled the country in January 2018, days before the scam was uncovered Fugitive diamond billionaire Nirav Modi’s appeal against extradition to India has been turned down by the High Court in London today. According to Indian Express, the transcripts of Nirav Modi’s conversations …

UK Court clears extradition of fugitive Nirav Modi to India
2 years, 2 months ago

UK Court clears extradition of fugitive Nirav Modi to India

Op India  

In a big victory for the Indian government, UK High Court has ordered the extradition of fugitive Nirav Modi to India. The High Court rejected diamond merchant Nirav Modi’s petition against his extradition, paving the way to bring him back to India. The court had also said that it will consider the assurances given by the Indian government, rejecting 51-year-old …

PNB Scam Case: UK court allows Nirav Modi's extradition to India
2 years, 2 months ago

PNB Scam Case: UK court allows Nirav Modi's extradition to India

Firstpost  

In its ruling on Wednesday, the London High Court ruled that the extradition of Nirav Modi to India will not be unjust. Nirav Modi is the prime accused in the PNB scam case Nirav Modi Extradition: In a big breakthrough for Indian agencies, a London court cleared the extradition of fugitive businessman Nirav Modi to India. Nirav Modi is the …

Nirav Modi a suicide risk? This is what UK Court said while approving his extradition to India
2 years, 2 months ago

Nirav Modi a suicide risk? This is what UK Court said while approving his extradition to India

India Today  

A high court in the United Kingdom rejected fugitive diamond trader Nirav Modi's plea against an extradition order to India filed on mental health grounds. The court, while rejecting Nirav Modi’s appeal, relied on the Indian government’s assurance that his mental health condition and risk of suicide would be taken care of by a panel of experts and doctors. Nirav …

Nirav Modi to be extradited to India as he loses appeal in British court
2 years, 2 months ago

Nirav Modi to be extradited to India as he loses appeal in British court

India Today  

A high court in the United Kingdom on Wednesday rejected fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi's plea against extradition to India to face fraud and money laundering charges. However, the Royal Courts of Justice noted that extraditing Nirav Modi wouldn’t be "unjust or oppressive". On October 12, the court had reserved its judgment on Nirav Modi's plea against the verdict of Westminster …

Honour extradition treaty, don't pick holes: UK Court in Nirav Modi case
2 years, 2 months ago

Honour extradition treaty, don't pick holes: UK Court in Nirav Modi case

India Today  

The high court in London on Wednesday held that since India is a “friendly foreign power”, the UK must not pick holes in the assurances by the Indian government that Nirav Modi will be provided with adequate medical assistance. Hearing Nirav Modi’s plea against extradition to India, the court said, “India is a “friendly foreign power” and the UK must …

Last leg of Nirav Modi hearing to start today
2 years, 2 months ago

Last leg of Nirav Modi hearing to start today

Hindustan Times  

More than three years after the arrest of fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi, in March 2019, the London high court will hear his much-delayed appeal. In February 2021, the Westminster Magistrates’ Court had found no bars to Modi’s extradition to India, but during the appeal application, his legal team managed to convince the high court to accept fresh evidence. “The …

CBI summons Nirav Modi's brother-in-law in bank fraud case
2 years, 5 months ago

CBI summons Nirav Modi's brother-in-law in bank fraud case

India Today  

The Central Bureau of Investigation has issued a summon to fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi’s brother-in-law Maiank Mehta. MAIANK MEHTA GRANTED PROTECTION FROM ACTION Senior lawyer Raja Thakare appearing for CBI said, “We have made a statement that he is a suspect. Or if the material is such, then he can be made an approver.” The bench of Justice PD Naik …

ED attaches gems, bank deposits worth over Rs 253 crore of Nirav Modi group in Hong Kong
2 years, 5 months ago

ED attaches gems, bank deposits worth over Rs 253 crore of Nirav Modi group in Hong Kong

Firstpost  

Nirav Modi, is presently lodged in a UK jail and has lost his extradition plea to India in connection with the USD 2-billion PNB fraud case that is being investigated by the CBI New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate Friday said it has attached gems, jewellery and bank deposits worth Rs 253.62 crore of some Hong Kong-based companies of fugitive diamond …

Gems, jewellery among Nirav Modi's Rs 250 crore assets attached by ED
2 years, 5 months ago

Gems, jewellery among Nirav Modi's Rs 250 crore assets attached by ED

India Today  

The Enforcement Directorate has attached properties, jewellery and bank balances, amounting to Rs 253.62 crore, belonging to fugitive jeweler Nirav Modi under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. Some assets of Nirav Modi were identified in the form of gems and jewellery lying in private vaults and bank balances in accounts maintained there and these have been provisionally attached under …

ED attaches Nirav Modi’s movable properties worth ₹253 cr
2 years, 5 months ago

ED attaches Nirav Modi’s movable properties worth ₹253 cr

Live Mint  

The Enforcement Directorate has attached movable properties like gems, jewellery and bank balances amounting to ₹253.62 crore in the case of Nirav Modi group of companies in Hong Kong, the agency said on Friday. If Modi wins this appeal hearing in the High Court, he cannot be extradited unless the Indian government is successful in getting permission to appeal at …

List of Fugitive Economic Offenders in India: Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi, others
2 years, 5 months ago

List of Fugitive Economic Offenders in India: Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi, others

Live Mint  

On July 11, the Supreme Court handed down a four-month term in a contempt case against fugitive tycoon Vijay Mallya, who was charged in a bank loan default case involving his disbanded Kingfisher Airlines and a debt of over ₹9,000 crore. Nirav Modi Jeweller and fashion designer Nirav Modi is charged with defrauding Punjab National Bank of ₹14,000 crore in …

As India’s biggest bank fraud is unearthed, a look at the DHFL case and other big bank frauds in the country
2 years, 6 months ago

As India’s biggest bank fraud is unearthed, a look at the DHFL case and other big bank frauds in the country

Firstpost  

Former promoters of Dewan Housing Finance Ltd are among 13 accused who have been arrested for defrauding a consortium of 17 banks of Rs 34,615 crore The CBI has booked former CMD Kapil Wadhawan and director Dheeraj Wadhawan of Dewan Housing Finance Ltd in the “biggest” banking fraud in India. The audit of DHFL account books showed that the company …

Nirav Modi's close aide brought back to India by CBI in PNB scam case
2 years, 8 months ago

Nirav Modi's close aide brought back to India by CBI in PNB scam case

India Today  

Subhash Shankar, a close aide of fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi, has been brought back to Mumbai by the CBI after he was nabbed in Cairo. This was a major operation by CBI officials investigating Nirav Modi in connection with the PNB fraud case. Nirav Modi is wanted in India on charges of fraud and money laundering in the estimated USD …

Rs 18,000 cr returned to banks from Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi, Choksi: Govt tells SC
2 years, 10 months ago

Rs 18,000 cr returned to banks from Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi, Choksi: Govt tells SC

India Today  

The government has informed the Supreme Court that Rs 18,000 crore have returned to banks from Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi, and Mehul Choksi. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told the bench that in money laundering cases relating to Vijay Mallya, Mehul Choksi, and Nirav Modi, the Enforcement Directorate has confiscated around Rs 18,000 crore by the orders of the courts following …

Rs 18,000 crore recovered from Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi, Mehul Choksi
2 years, 10 months ago

Rs 18,000 crore recovered from Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi, Mehul Choksi

Op India  

The Central Government has told to the Supreme Court that Rs 18000 crore have been returned to the banks which were stifled by fugitives Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi, and Mehul Choksi until now. While comparing the numbers with the global data, Tushar Mehta added, “very small number of cases are being taken up for investigation under the PMLA as compared …

18,000 crore recovered from Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi, Mehul Choksi: Government
2 years, 10 months ago

18,000 crore recovered from Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi, Mehul Choksi: Government

Hindustan Times  

Banks have recovered ₹18,000 crore from fugitives Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told the Supreme Court on Wednesday. Mehta told the top court bench, led by Justice AM Khanwilkar, that the value of cases registered under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act against Mallya, Modi, and Choksi is now ₹67,000 crore. Vijay Mallya is …

ABG Shipyard Bank Fraud: Rahul Gandhi, Akhilesh Yadav Target Modi Govt
2 years, 10 months ago

ABG Shipyard Bank Fraud: Rahul Gandhi, Akhilesh Yadav Target Modi Govt

ABP News  

New Delhi: Taking a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the recent alleged bank fraud incidents in the country, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said such frauds have never taken place with people’s money in the history of Independent India. “Till now Rs 5,35,000 crore bank frauds have taken place during Modi era - never in 75 years …

13k cr recovered from asset sale of Nirav Modi, Vijay Mallya: FM
3 years ago

13k cr recovered from asset sale of Nirav Modi, Vijay Mallya: FM

Op India  

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday informed how banks have collected roughly Rs 13,109 crore from asset sales of defaulters such as fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi, Mehul Choksi, and erstwhile liquor baron Vijay Mallya. Fugitive businessman and prime accused in the Rs 14,000 crore PNB scam, Nirav Modi is currently lodged in the Wandsworth jail in southwest London and …

Properties Worth Rs 500 Crore of Nirav Modi Firms Restored to Punjab National Bank
3 years, 4 months ago

Properties Worth Rs 500 Crore of Nirav Modi Firms Restored to Punjab National Bank

News 18  

A special court here on Friday allowed 'restoration' of properties worth Rs 500 crore of fugitive jeweler Nirav Modi 's firms to Punjab National Bank. This is the third such order in a span of about two weeks, with the total value of properties owned by Nirav Modi’s companies being restored in this manner now standing at approximately Rs 1,000 …

Properties worth Rs 500 crore of Nirav Modi firms restored to PNB
3 years, 4 months ago

Properties worth Rs 500 crore of Nirav Modi firms restored to PNB

India TV News  

A special court in Mumbai on Friday allowed 'restoration' of properties worth Rs 500 crore of fugitive jeweler Nirav Modi's firms to Punjab National Bank. This is the third such order in a span of about two weeks, with the total value of properties owned by Nirav Modi's companies being restored in this manner now standing at approximately Rs 1,000 …

Nirav Modi Cites Suicide Risk, Lack of Mental Health Support in India in New Extradition Appeal
3 years, 5 months ago

Nirav Modi Cites Suicide Risk, Lack of Mental Health Support in India in New Extradition Appeal

News 18  

Fugitive diamantaire merchant Nirav Modi on Wednesday cited poor conditions of Indian jails and increased “risk” of depression that may lead to suicide as arguments in a fresh appeal against extradition in the UK. Justice Martin Chamberlain presided over the “renewal application” hearing, held under the court’s COVID-19 video conferencing setting, and has reserved his judgment, to be handed down …

PNB moves court seeking restoration of assets of Nirav Modi’s firms confiscated by ED
3 years, 5 months ago

PNB moves court seeking restoration of assets of Nirav Modi’s firms confiscated by ED

Live Mint  

The Punjab National Bank on Wednesday moved multiple applications before a special PMLA court here, seeking restoration of the assets of two firms owned by fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi, who is accused of duping the bank. The Enforcement Directorate had earlier confiscated assets worth over ₹329.66 crore of Nirav Modi under the fugitive economic offenders law. The confisticated property …

Banks given ₹9k-cr of seized assets, says ED
3 years, 6 months ago

Banks given ₹9k-cr of seized assets, says ED

Hindustan Times  

The Enforcement Directorate has handed over ₹9,041.5 crore worth of assets, mostly in shares, to Indian banks that lost over ₹22,585.83 crore to bank fraud by three fugitive businessmen, Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi, the agency said in a statement on Wednesday, underlining that this implied the public sector banks have already recouped 40% of their losses in …

Honey, Where's My Money? How Much Do Mallya, Nirav Modi & Choksi Owe India?
3 years, 6 months ago

Honey, Where's My Money? How Much Do Mallya, Nirav Modi & Choksi Owe India?

News 18  

About 40 per cent of the money lost by banks in alleged frauds perpetrated by fugitive businessmen Nirav Modi, Mehul Choksi and Vijay Mallya has been recovered so far, the Enforcement Directorate said after the sale of attached shares worth over Rs 5,800 crore on Wednesday. Amid developments in the extradition, amount recoveries, and cases of all three fugitives, News18 …

Banks in Losses After Fraud By Vijay Mallya, Mehul Choksi and Nirav Modi Get Crores in Attached Assets from ED
3 years, 6 months ago

Banks in Losses After Fraud By Vijay Mallya, Mehul Choksi and Nirav Modi Get Crores in Attached Assets from ED

News 18  

The Directorate of Enforcement has transferred attached assets worth Rs 8,441.5 crore to public sector banks who suffered losses due to fraud by fugitive businessmen Vijay Mallya, Mehul Choksi and Nirav Modi. “The agency not only seized assets worth Rs 18,170.02 crore in the case of Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi under PMLA but also transferred a part …

PNB fraud case: CBI files supplementary chargesheet against 22 accused
3 years, 6 months ago

PNB fraud case: CBI files supplementary chargesheet against 22 accused

India TV News  

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday filed a supplementary chargesheet against 22 accused in connection with the Punjab National Bank fraud case. Among these four, two are public servants and two are employees of the company owned by fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi. The 62-year-old fugitive is wanted in India in connection with the Rs 13,500 crore fraud in Punjab …

U.K. approves Nirav Modi’s extradition in PNB fraud case
3 years, 8 months ago

U.K. approves Nirav Modi’s extradition in PNB fraud case

The Hindu  

The U.K.’s Home Department has approved the extradition of diamond merchant Nirav Modi to India in connection with the ₹13,758-crore Punjab National Bank fraud, about two months after the Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London ruled that a prima facie case was made out against him. Of Friday’s decision, a U.K. Home Office spokesperson said, “On February 25, the District Judge …

PNB Fraud: Warrant Against Nirav Modi's Sister, Brother-in-law Kept in Abeyance
3 years, 9 months ago

PNB Fraud: Warrant Against Nirav Modi's Sister, Brother-in-law Kept in Abeyance

News 18  

A special PMLA court on Thursday kept in abeyance the warrant issued against the sister and brother-in-law of fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi till further orders. Modi's sister Purvi and her husband Maiank Mehta had "turned approvers" in the USD 2 billion PNB fraud case, in which Modi and his uncle Mehul Choksi are the prime accused. Modi, who is …

PNB Scam: UK Court Allows Nirav Modi's Extradition, Says 'He Has A Case To Answer In India'
3 years, 10 months ago

PNB Scam: UK Court Allows Nirav Modi's Extradition, Says 'He Has A Case To Answer In India'

ABP News  

In a major blow to Nirav Modi, a UK court on Thursday allowed the fugitive diamantaire, wanted in PNB scam case, to extradite to India for a trail. Nirav Modi is the subject of two sets of criminal proceedings, with the Central Bureau of Investigation case relating to a large-scale fraud upon Punjab National Bank by obtaining illegal letters of …

UK judge clears Nirav Modi's extradition, says no evidence to suggest he will not receive justice in India
3 years, 10 months ago

UK judge clears Nirav Modi's extradition, says no evidence to suggest he will not receive justice in India

Hindustan Times  

Jailed diamond merchant Nirav Modi can be extradited to India to face charges of fraud and money laundering, a UK court ruled on Thursday. A UK judge cleared Nirav Modi's extradition to India on Thursday Stating that Modi's link with the Punjab National Bank officials has been established, the court said that the Central Bureau of Investigation's probe demonstrates his …

Nirav Modi to be extradited to India: Timeline of his arrest in $2 billion PNB fraud case
3 years, 10 months ago

Nirav Modi to be extradited to India: Timeline of his arrest in $2 billion PNB fraud case

India Today  

A UK court on Thursday ruled that fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi can be extradited to India to face charges of fraud and money laundering amounting to an estimated $2 billion. Nirav Modi wanted in India on charges of fraud and money laundering in the estimated USD 2-billion Punjab National Bank scam case, lost his legal battle against extradition on all …

CBI files two cases for alleged bank fraud of over Rs 200 crore
3 years, 10 months ago

CBI files two cases for alleged bank fraud of over Rs 200 crore

India TV News  

The Central Bureau of Investigation has registered two separate cases related to bank fraud and conducted searches at 8 locations in Delhi, Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar and Gurgaon. The first case was registered against a private company based at Ahmedabad and others including its Directors and unknown public servants/persons on a complaint from State Bank of India. State Bank of India, Ahmedabad …

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