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Who is Nirav Modi?

Nirav Modi

About Nirav Modi

Who is Nirav Modi?

Nirav Modi is a fugitive Indian businessman who was in the business of luxury diamond jewellery. He is the founder of Nirav Modi chain of diamond jewellery retail stores.

Nirav Modi's role in PNB scam
 
Modi is being investigated in the $2 billion Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud case. He was charged by the Indian government  for criminal conspiracy, criminal breach of trust, cheating, corruption, money laundering, fraud, embezzlement and breach of contract in August 2018 in the PNB scam case.

 What was the PNB scam?
 
The case relates to fake letters of undertaking (LoUs) issued by PNB bank at its
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Latest Updates on Nirav Modi

July Services PMI rises most since June 2010 on robust global demand

According to S&P, finance & insurance sector was the "brightest spot" regarding business activity and new orders, topping the growth rankings in both instances

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Updated On : 14 Feb 2025 | 10:05 PM IST

CPI-based inflation rose to 4.81%, food inflation to 4.49% in June

The IIP growth rate for the month of May came at 5.2%, according to the government release

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Updated On : 11 Aug 2023 | 10:37 AM IST

Test2 - Temperature surge across India raises risk of blackouts even deaths

Temperature surge across India raises risk of blackouts, even deaths

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Updated On : 21 Apr 2023 | 4:24 PM IST

Nirav Modi extradition appeal to be heard in UK High Court on June 28

The 51-year-old diamond merchant had lodged an appeal against his extradition order on mental health grounds

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Updated On : 03 May 2022 | 1:28 AM IST

Choksi pledged diamonds with inflated valuation to get Rs 25 cr loan: CBI

The CBI has filed a fresh case against Mehul Choksi, wanted along with his nephew Nirav Modi in a loan fraud case of Rs 13,500 crore, for allegedly inflating the value of diamonds and jewellery

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Updated On : 03 May 2022 | 1:28 AM IST

Johnson says UK doesn't welcome economic fugitives like Nirav, Mallya

'We don't welcome people who want to use our legal system to evade the law here in India,' the British Prime Minister asserted

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Updated On : 22 Apr 2022 | 9:20 PM IST

Nirav Modi's sister seeks ED intervention in IBC proceedings against him

Nirav Modi, the main accused in the Rs 13,000 crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam, was declared a Fugitive Economic Offender in December 2019.

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Updated On : 20 Apr 2022 | 10:14 PM IST

PNB case: Deported official of Nirav Modi's firm remanded in CBI custody

Parab was deported to India from Cairo in Egypt earlier in the day, as per the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officials

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Updated On : 13 Apr 2022 | 1:49 AM IST

Key official of Nirav Modi firm deported to India from Egypt: Officials

Subhash Shankar Parab was the Deputy General Manager (Finance) in Firestar Diamond

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Updated On : 12 Apr 2022 | 9:04 AM IST

Assets worth Rs 19,111.20 cr of Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi, Choksi attached

The government on Tuesday said assets worth Rs 19,111.20 crore relating to fugitives Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi, have been attached so far.

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Updated On : 23 Mar 2022 | 12:03 AM IST

'Rs 19,111-cr assets attached out of total fraud by Mallya, Nirav & Choksi'

These figures were mentioned in the note submitted by Tushar Mehta in the SC, which is hearing arguments on a batch of petitions concerning the interpretation of certain provisions of PMLA

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Updated On : 24 Feb 2022 | 5:22 PM IST

Rs 18k cr returned to banks from Mallya, Nirav and Choksi: Centre tells SC

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta informed the Supreme Court that Rs 18,000 crore have been returned to the banks in the case of Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi, and Mehul Choksi.

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Updated On : 23 Feb 2022 | 2:32 PM IST

Pen King's death and the misfortune of 'monarchs' in Indian business

Popular discourse is quick to crown as kings people who achieve so much success that it feels inadequate to describe them as successful.

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Updated On : 21 Jan 2022 | 9:57 PM IST

India govt's efforts to extradite businessmen yield limited results in 2021

As 2021 draws to a close, the Narendra Modi governments efforts to extradite Indian businessmen from Britain for alleged fraud against Indian banks are yet to materialise.

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Updated On : 24 Dec 2021 | 11:28 AM IST

'Banks recover Rs 13k cr from asset sale of defaulters like Mallya, Nirav'

FM Sitharaman said this while replying to a discussion on the second batch of Supplementary Demands for Grants which was approved by the Lok Sabha

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Updated On : 20 Dec 2021 | 5:40 PM IST

UK court hears Nirav Modi's extradition appeal on mental health grounds

Lord Justice Jeremy Stuart-Smith and Justice Robert Jay presided over the hearing at the Royal Courts of Justice

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Updated On : 14 Dec 2021 | 7:29 PM IST

UK court begins hearing Nirav Modi's appeal against extradition to India

Earlier this August, Nirav Modi was granted permission to appeal against his extradition from the UK to India to face fraud charges on the grounds that a return to India would harm his mental health

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Updated On : 14 Dec 2021 | 5:01 PM IST

Nirav Modi UK extradition appeal to be heard on December 14

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.

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Updated On : 21 Oct 2021 | 2:33 AM IST

US court junks Nirav Modi's plea seeking dismissal of fraud allegations

A bankruptcy court in New York has dismissed a petition of fugitive of diamond merchant Nirav Modi and his associates, seeking dismissal of fraud allegations against them.

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Updated On : 19 Oct 2021 | 10:49 PM IST

Web series on fugitive businessman Nirav Modi is in development

A web series about the fugitive diamond dealer Nirav Modi is in the works.

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Updated On : 17 Sep 2021 | 3:30 PM IST