UK Court Upholds India's Assurances, Denies Nirav Modi Fresh Extradition Bid

Nirav Modi, accused of defrauding Punjab National Bank of ₹6,498 crore, has been lodged in a UK prison since his arrest by Scotland Yard on 19 March 2019.| India News

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A UK court has rejected fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi's bid to reopen his extradition proceedings, upholding earlier rulings and accepting assurances by the Indian government that he would not be interrogated by investigating agencies if extradited.

The high court of justice in London bench of Lord Justice Jeremy Stuart-Smith and Justice Robert Jay held that the circumstances to reopen the case were "not exceptional".

The judges accepted India's assurances, describing them as "specific and not general and vague