Nirav Modi remanded to custody in UK prison until September 19

Modi, 48, has been lodged at Wandsworth prison in south-west London since his arrest in March in connection with the nearly USD 2 billion PNB fraud and money laundering case.

• By: PTI
• London | Updated: August 22, 2019 04:07 PM IST
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Modi is currently lodged at Wandsworth prison in South-West London in United Kingdon. (File photo)

Fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi, wanted in India in connection with the nearly USD 2 billion Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud and money laundering case, was on Thursday further remanded to judicial custody until September 19.

During a short remand hearing at Westminster Magistrates’ Court via videolink from Wandsworth prison, the judge extended Modi’s remand till September 19. Modi, 48, has been lodged at Wandsworth prison in south-west London since his arrest in March in connection with the nearly USD 2 billion PNB fraud and money laundering case.

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He appeared for the second time since his bail appeal was rejected by the UK High Court in July.

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