Nirav Deepak Modi (born 27 February 1971) is an Indian-born Belgian fugitive who was charged by Interpol and the Government of India for criminal conspiracy, criminal breach of trust, cheating and dishonesty including delivery of property, corruption, money laundering, fraud, embezzlement and breach of contract in August 2018. [3]

Nirav Modi, who disappeared in February 2018, was in the British capital since June 2018. He was arrested in central London on 19 March 2019 after an Indian-origin clerk at a bank in central London recognized him and alerted the police.

Nov 9, 2022 · Nirav Modi fled India in 2018 to evade the law days before a case was registered against him and his associates. PNB unearthed the scam on January 25, 2018, and submitted a fraud report to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on January 29.

Nirav Modi was born into a Gujarati Family in Antwerp city of Belgium. In the early 1940s, his father moved to Belgium to expand his diamond business in the country, which has always been famous for its diamonds.

May 7, 2024 · Indian fugitive Nirav Modi had bail refused for the seventh time at Westminster magistrates’ court on Tuesday despite claiming he would never want to abscond Britain as, if he did, he could be tracked down by Indian secret service agents who, he claimed, had targeted people in the US and Canada.

Jun 3, 2024 · 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

Nov 10, 2022 · A London court on Wednesday rejected an appeal from Indian billionaire Nirav Modi against his extradition from the United Kingdom to India to face charges of fraud and money laundering.

Nov 10, 2022 · Nirav Modi and his uncle Mehul Choksi are accused of routing transactions of about Rs 13,600 crore through fraudulent Letters of Undertaking (LoUs) of Punjab National Bank.

2 days ago · Nirav Modi: A globally recognized diamond merchant and the mastermind behind the scam. Mehul Choksi: Modi’s uncle and owner of Gitanjali Gems, also a major beneficiary of the fraudulent transactions.

May 7, 2024 · Nirav Modi, the fugitive diamond merchant wanted in India to face charges of fraud and money laundering in the estimated USD 2-billion Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam case, has lodged his appeal against extradition from the UK and the case will be heard at the High Court in London on December 14.