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Why it is still not going to be easy for India to extradite Nirav Modi

Nirav Modi's defense to cite foreign citizenship, victim of political vendetta

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Pavan Lall
Fugitive jeweller Nirav Modi may have been arrested and captive in jail in London for now, but it’s not going to be simple for Indian authorities to extradite him to India, say legal experts familiar with the case as well as extradition treaties between the UK and India. 

Nirav’s defence is likely to be built on the following arguments: That he is not an Indian citizen. Because he has a European country passport, he is subject to the laws in the European Union; that he is a victim of political vendetta; that the condition of the prison cell he will be

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