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Who is Nirav Modi?

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About Nirav Modi

Who is Nirav Modi?

Nirav Modi is a fugitive Indian businessman who was in the business of luxury diamond jewellery. He is the founder of Nirav Modi chain of diamond jewellery retail stores.

Nirav Modi's role in PNB scam
 
Modi is being investigated in the $2 billion Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud case. He was charged by the Indian government  for criminal conspiracy, criminal breach of trust, cheating, corruption, money laundering, fraud, embezzlement and breach of contract in August 2018 in the PNB scam case.

 What was the PNB scam?
 
The case relates to fake letters of undertaking (LoUs) issued by PNB bank at its
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Latest Updates on Nirav Modi

ED attaches fresh assets of Nirav Modi worth Rs 29.75 cr under PMLA

Modi, 53, is presently lodged in a UK jail and has lost his extradition plea to India in connection with this alleged bank loan fraud case, which is also being investigated by the CBI

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Updated On : 11 Sep 2024 | 9:51 PM IST

Nirav Modi, Mallya fled India due to agencies' delay in arrest, says court

The court on May 29 accepted the plea of Vyomesh Shah, an accused in a money laundering case, to drop the bail condition of getting the court's prior permission to travel abroad

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Updated On : 03 Jun 2024 | 1:43 PM IST

UK court rejects Nirav Modi's bail plea due to 'substantial' flight risk

The court heard that while Modi had lost his legal fight against being extradited, there were "confidential" proceedings ongoing which had been instigated by him

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Updated On : 07 May 2024 | 11:03 PM IST

FIR filed over posters carrying picture of PM Modi with fugitives in Delhi

The posters carried the caption "Modi ka asli pariwar" (real family of Modi) with 'Bhartiya Yuva Congress' written at the bottom

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Updated On : 06 Mar 2024 | 1:29 PM IST

India's top team to hasten extradition of Mallya, Nirav Modi in UK: Report

The Indian team will be headed by a senior officer from the MEA. Some meetings have also been scheduled with UK officials to seek pending information on the seized assets of the wanted fugitives

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Updated On : 16 Jan 2024 | 3:09 PM IST

Mallikarjun Kharge defends Adhir Chowdhury's 'Nirav Modi' remark in RS

Kharge kept on speaking even as Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar said it happened in the other House

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Updated On : 11 Aug 2023 | 4:08 PM IST

BJP MLC claims Nirav Modi bought land in Karjat; minister says will probe

Maharashtra BJP MLC Ram Shinde on Thursday claimed that investors were buying land at throwaway prices from farmers in Karjat taluka of Ahmednagar district, where an MIDC is proposed to be set up

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Updated On : 27 Jul 2023 | 9:53 PM IST

PNB scam: Bank seeks restoration of Nirav Modi's property worth Rs 71 cr

The Punjab National Bank (PNB) on Wednesday moved an application before a special court here seeking restoration of the Rs 71 crore worth property owned by fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi

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Updated On : 12 Jul 2023 | 11:39 PM IST

Bombay HC pulls PNB for inaction on diamantaire Nirav Modi's loan frauds

The Bombay High Court has pulled up the Punjab National Bank (PNB) for not taking steps to recover the huge amounts of money availed as loans by the fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi.

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Updated On : 14 Jun 2023 | 2:52 PM IST

PNB scam: PMLA court grants bail to Nirav Modi's close aide 'Subash Parab'

Parab was a deputy general manager (finance) at Firestar Diamond, a firm owned by Modi, and was deported to India from Cairo in Egypt in April 2022

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Updated On : 18 Apr 2023 | 9:00 PM IST

Why disqualifying Congress leader Rahul Gandhi doesn't help PM Modi

In other words, no council of BJP elders appears to have met in New Delhi last week and decided Gandhi had become so great of a threat that he needed to be driven out of Parliament

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Updated On : 28 Mar 2023 | 8:12 AM IST

Nirav Modi claims he has no funds to pay UK court fines, borrowing money

Nirav Modi, the fugitive diamond merchant wanted in India to stand trial on fraud and money laundering charges, has claimed that he has no funds and is resorting to borrowing money to pay legal costs

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Updated On : 10 Mar 2023 | 10:28 PM IST

Nirav Modi's Firestar Diamond International's jewellery e-auction on Mar 25

Gold, platinum, diamond and jewellery of Firestar Diamond International, owned by fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi, will go under the hammer on March 25, according to a sale notice

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Updated On : 20 Feb 2023 | 11:32 PM IST

SC sends to Bombay HC CBI plea against nod to Mainak Mehta to travel abroad

The Supreme Court Thursday remanded back to the Bombay High Court for fresh adjudication in four weeks an appeal filed by the CBI challenging the nod granted to Mainak Mehta, to travel to Hong Kong.

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Updated On : 09 Feb 2023 | 1:46 PM IST

Nirav Modi's HCL House price slashed, DRT orders re-auction in Feb

Last week, DRT-I Recovery Officer Ajeet Tripathi put up HCL House in Marol for e-auction, plus 3 other lots of properties to recover a portion of the outstanding of a staggering Rs 22,13,16,39,411

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Updated On : 09 Jan 2023 | 1:36 PM IST

ICAI can initiate suo moto cases against CAs in Nirav Modi case: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court ruled that even in absence of a written complaint, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India has the power to initiate suo motu disciplinary proceedings against its members

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Updated On : 18 Dec 2022 | 7:25 AM IST

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Updated On : 16 Dec 2022 | 1:01 PM IST

Nirav Modi loses bid to go to UK Supreme Court against extradition to India

Fugitive jeweller and designer had fled India in early 2018, days before the details of his alleged role in large-scale fraud at the Punjab National Bank became public

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Updated On : 15 Dec 2022 | 11:33 PM IST

Nirav Modi seeks permission to appeal extradition in UK top court

Fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi has filed an application in the High Court in London, seeking permission to appeal against his extradition order in the Supreme Court

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Updated On : 24 Nov 2022 | 7:08 AM IST

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Updated On : 10 Nov 2022 | 9:01 AM IST