Despite Nirav Modi win, how India stands in catching economic offenders

In the last five years, India managed to bring only about 20 fugitive offenders including AgustaWestland deal middleman Christian Michel James

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Extradition | Nirav modi | Vijay Mallya extradition

Shrimi Choudhary  |  New Delhi 

Even as the government is moving closer to seek custody of fugitive offender Nirav Modi from the UK, its success rate in extraditing fugitives has been low due to the complex diplomatic process.

In the last five years, India managed to bring only about 20 fugitive offenders including AgustaWestland deal middleman Christian Michel James, and is strongly pursuing extradition cases of liquor baron Vijay Mallya and jeweller Mehul Choksi. Mehul Choksi Wanted in connection with India’s biggest banking fraud of $1.8 billion at Punjab National Bank (along with Nirav ...

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First Published: Fri, February 26 2021. 06:10 IST
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