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  • UK: Court further remands Nirav Modi in custody till May 24

    Published on April 26, 2019

    In the UK, a court today remanded fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi to further custody till May 24th.

    The court was hearing his extradition case in connection with the 13,500-crore rupees Punjab National Bank fraud.

    He was arrested last month and is currently lodged in a  prison in London. He appeared before the Westminster Magistrates’ Court via videolink from jail.

    The hearing on May 24 will be a procedural one to meet the 28-day timeline for judicial custody in such cases in UK. The case will then proceed to a full case management hearing where Modi will be produced in person.

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