PNB scam: Nirav Modi threatened to kill company's director, CBI tells court

Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday, December 21, filed a charge sheet in Rs 13,500 crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam case in which it invoked criminal intimidation charges against main accused, Nirav Modi, for threatening to kill one of dummy directors of his company. investigating ncy told special court in Maharashtra that Modi threatened to kill one of directors, Ashish Mohanbhai L if he ever expressed a desire to return to India from Cairo.

CBI said that L h fled from Dubai to Cairo to avoid arrest. Later in June 2018, when he planned to return to India from Cairo, he was contacted by Nehal Modi on Nirav Modi's behalf and threatened.

"Investigation revealed that subsequent to threatening call by Nirav Modi to Ashish Mohanbhai L... accused Nehal Modi offered Rs 20 lakh to L for visiting Europe to give a favourable statement before lawyer and a judge in a European court to help Nirav Modi which was refused by L," CBI said in charge sheet.

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Nirav Modi's case so far

Wanted diamantaire Nirav Modi was declared a fugitive ecomic offender earlier his month for eving prosecution in scam. Nirav Modi is absconding and has t joined ED probe in case till w. Nirav Modi and ors are being probed under various criminal laws after fraud came to light this year following a complaint by Punjab National Bank that y allegedly cheated nationalised bank to tune of over Rs 13,000 crore. Nirav is currently lodged at Wandsworth prison in London and was denied bail by London court for fifth time in vember. Modi was arrested in March this year by Scotland Yard in connection with case.

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On May 24, ED h filed its first charge sheet in over USD 2 billion PNB fraud case involving diamantaire Nirav Modi and his associates stating that over Rs 6,400 crore of bank funds were allegedly laundered abro to dummy companies by him and ors.  A total of 24 accused have been listed in charge sheet, filed under section 45 of PMLA, including Nirav Modi, his far, bror Neeshal Modi, sister Purvi Modi, bror-in-law Mayank Mehta and designer jewellers' firms--Ms Solar Exports, Stellar Diamonds and Diamonds R Us. A court-issued n-bailable warrant is also pending against Nirav Modi and Interpol has also issued a red corner tice to against him. He has t returned to India despite repeated summons from Indian probe ncies and courts. India is seeking his extrition to make him face law of land for allegedly committing ecomic offences.

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(with ANI inputs)