Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 05:13am on 26 Mar 2026,Thursday India Global
A UK court has rejected fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi’s plea to reopen extradition proceedings, upholding earlier rulings and accepting India’s assurances that he would not be interrogated if extradited. The High Court of Justice in London, led by Jeremy Stuart-Smith and Robert Jay, ruled no “exceptional circumstances” justified reopening the case. India assured that agencies like CBI and ED would not question Modi, with any future interrogation requiring UK consent. Modi, accused in the ₹6,498 crore Punjab National Bank fraud, argued risk of torture citing the Sanjay Bhandari case. The court acknowledged concerns but found India’s assurances specific, binding, and given in good faith. (PC: HT)
