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Nirav Modi to make another bail plea

PTI London | Updated on May 01, 2019 Published on May 01, 2019

Fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi will make another bail plea on May 8 at the UK court where he is undergoing extradition proceedings to India in the Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud and money laundering charges amounting to up to $2 billion.

The 48-year-old, who has been behind bars at Wandsworth prison in south-west London since his two previous bail applications were rejected following his arrest on March 19, is to appear before Chief Magistrate Emma Arbuthnot at Westminster Magistrates’ Court here on May 8 for a third attempt.

Published on May 01, 2019
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