London, May 30
Nirav Modi, wanted in fraud and money laundering charges amounting to nearly $2 billion, was on Thursday remanded till June 27 by a UK court, which directed the Indian government to confirm within 14 days which prison he is to be held in if he were to be extradited.
Nirav was produced in the dock at Westminster Magistrates’ Court before Chief Magistrate Emma Arbuthnot for his first case management hearing. The 48-year-old took notes as the judge fixed his next remand hearing via video-link for June 27 and set a 14-day deadline for the Indian authorities to confirm the prison plans in India.
Arbuthnot, who ordered the extradition of liquor tycoon Vijay Mallya in December 2018, had sought a video of the exact cell in which the former Kingfisher Airlines boss was to be held. She, therefore, indicated that if Nirav was to be held within the same premises, the court would most likely not have any objections.
No further details or timelines were set for the extradition trial at the first case management hearing. — PTI
from The Tribune http://bit.ly/2WdaPVy
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