Nirav Modi's bail denied by UK court for the sixth time, to remain in Wandsworth Prison

Diamond merchant Nirav Modi's bail plea has been rejected by a UK court for sixth time on Monday. ecomic fugitive has been lodged in Wandsworth Prison since March 19, 2019 and continues to remain as he faces an extrition case by Indian authorities. next date of hearing in extrition case has been slated for vember 3. 

According to reports, Modi's bail plea has been denied due to his past record which includes fleeing away from Indian authorities and seeking asylum in United Kingdom. court has also understood that Modi might t face law ncies, if granted bail, and hence he must remain in prison irrespective of trial duration. 49-year-old fugitive diamond merchant is fighting extrition charges related to estimated USD 2-billion Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud and money laundering case brought by Indian government at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London.

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Nirav Modi is subject to two sets of criminal proceedings, first brought by CBI relating to a large-scale fraud said to have been committed upon PNB and ED case, relating to laundering of proceeds of that fraud. A furr extrition request was me in February this year, certified by UK Home Secretary Priti Patel, of two ditional offences relating to allegations that Modi interfered with CBI investigation by causing disappearance of evidence and intimidating a witness. In December 2019, a special PMLA court in Mumbai declared him as a 'Fugitive Ecomic Offender'. 

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Modi's counsel alleges politically biased trial in India

Nirav Modi’s legal team has alleged in UK that he is unlikely to get a fair trial in India due to politicisation of his case and diamond merchant faces a "high risk of suicide" due to lack of equate medical facilities in Indian prisons. During extrition hearing in September, court was told about a “marked decline” in his mental health at Wandsworth Prison in south-west London, where stricter coronavirus curbs have meant a lack of access to inhouse counselling facilities and very limited contact with family.

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