Nirav Modi Makes Last-Ditch Move to Avoid Extradition to India

Fugitive Nirav Modi has moved the European Human Rights Commission against his extradition to India, sources told Times Now. This is the last legal option for him to prevent his extradition to India. He has been lodged in a London prison after being arrested by UK authorities at India's request in connection with the PNB scam. The UK High Court had rejected Nirav Modi’s plea to reopen and re-examine his extradition trial last month. A bench comprising Lord Justice Stuart-Smith and Justice Jay “refused” Nirav Modi’s plea to reopen his extradition appeal under the Criminal Procedure Rules on Wednesday, noting that diplomatic undertakings given by India between September 2025 and February 2026 "provided a sheaf of assurances that are comprehensive,

detailed and reliable." "Finally, we do not consider that we need to resolve the issue of whether the video-conferencing facilities at Arthur Road Prison are of sufficient quality for Mr Modi to attend his trial remotely. It is obviously desirable that he attend in person, and we do not think that there is any real risk of torture or other ill-treatment during the course of the journey in Mumbai from the prison to the trial court,” the UK High Court said on March 25," the UK High Court said while rejecting his plea.Read More - 'Unlikely Nirav Modi Will Be Tortured In India': UK High Court Rejects Fugitive's Appeal | EXCLUSIVEThe 55-year-old jeweller, who shot to prominence for his Bollywood clientele, international boutique stores, and Cannes appearances, has been lodged in the Wandsworth prison since his arrest in the UK on March 19, 2019.Declared a fugitive in India, Nirav Modi is accused of orchestrating a Rs 13,000 crore fraud in the Punjab National Bank (PNB) in collusion with his uncle Mehul Choksi, who is lodged in a Belgian prison.According to the CBI, Nirav Modi alone siphoned off Rs 6,498.20 crore of the total misappropriated amount.UK Home Secretary Priti Patel issued Nirav Modi’s first extradition order in April 2021, a decision which was upheld by the divisional court in November 2022.