Law Min slams Cong for siding with Nirav Modi after leader testifies for him in UK court

While launching an attack on Congress party, Union Minister and senior BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad said that "every effort is being been made by Congress to save Nirav Modi." His statement comes after former High Court judge Abhay Thipsay, who had joined Congress in 2018, appeared as a defence witness for Nirav Modi in a hearing in a UK court on Wednesday.

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"Nirav Modi's maternal uncle Mehul Choksi benefited company when Chidambaram was Finance Minister. w ex-judge is doing ir work according to Congress. Why does Congress want to bring back Nirav Modi to India?" questioned Law Minister. "Nirav Modi is a criminal and Congress wants to bail him out. This move by Congress, clearly exposes it's real face," added Ravi Shankar Prasad.

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Nirav Modi's five-day extradition in PNB fraud case began earlier this week on May 11. fugitive diamond merchant appeared via videolink before a UK court taking place in a part-remote setting due to coronavirus lockdown.

Nirav Modi who was arrested on March 19, 2019, has been accused to be  "principal beneficiary" of fraudulent issuance of letters of undertaking (LoUs) as part of a conspiracy to defraud PNB to extend of Rs 13,578 crore. 

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Thipsay joined Congress in 2018 in run-up to 2019 Lok Sabha election after serving in Bombay and Allahabad High Courts. While country fights extradition case to bring back fugitive diamond merchant to India, Thipsay appeared on behalf of Nirav Modi in UK trial, testifying as a witness for Nirav Modi against country's attempts to bring back fugitive criminal. 

This also throws light on to fact that Congress party and Thipsay were approached by Nirav Modi and his team to provide expert testimony after which Congress leader agreed to be a defence witness in a case against India's attempts to probe Nirav Modi. 

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