This is a major development in the long-running PNB scam, and comes just a few years after the then UK Home Secretary Priti Patel approved his extradition to India in 2021
In a statement to Parliament, the Centre confirmed that the fugitive liquor baron still owes approximately Rs 10,000 crore to various Indian banks
British officials from the Crown Prosecution Service recently visited Tihar Jail to evaluate its conditions. Historically, UK courts have cited inadequate prison conditions as grounds to deny extradition
The two brothers, Nirav and Nehal Modi, and their uncle Mehul Choksi are all wanted by the CBI and the ED in the PNB financial fraud case
Diamond tycoon Mehul Choksi fled to the US in 2018, then moved to Antigua, and finally to Belgium where he was reportedly receiving treatment for blood cancer
This is the fifth time his bail application has been rejected
Last month, the 51-year-old diamantaire had lost an appeal on mental health grounds
He will face charges of fraud and money laundering in PNB loan scam case
The UK court is yet to admit his appeal against extradition
He has been charged with Grand Larceny in the First Degree
Modi was arrested by Scotland Yard officers in London on March 19
The ED believes that the evidence will bolster its efforts to bring him back to India
The procedure is long, but the team led by ED's Satyabrata Kumar , is a seasoned one
Hitesh was detained on March 20 and is expected to be extradited to India soon
It was in July last year, that India had approached UK for his extradition
A CBI-ED team will soon go to the UK to present evidence about Nirav Modi
Surjewala claimed Narendra Modi is running a "bank fraudsters settlement company"
Nirav Modi is accused of defrauding state-run PNB of Rs 13,500 crore
Nirav Modi is an accused in the multi-crore PNB scam
Nirav Modi possessed at least six Indian passports
The MEA is awaiting a response from Hong Kong's Department of Justice
Jaitley claimed, in India, politicians are held accountable, but regulators are not
The ED seized over 10,000 imported watches from locations connected with Nirav Modi
Actors Ranaut and Basu accused Choksi-owned Gitanjali Group of breaching contracts
Separately, Delhi HC to hear Mehul Choksi's plea seeking quashing of FIR
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