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India Assures UK Nirav Modi Will Face Only Trial if Extradited

A Westminster court will hear his bid to reopen the case on November 23 following fresh human-rights claims.

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Indian officials are hopeful that Nirav Modi’s plea to reopen the extradition proceedings will be rejected in the first hearing itself (ANI)

Overview

  • India sent a joint sovereign assurance via the Crown Prosecution Service stating Nirav Modi will not be interrogated or taken into custody by any agency upon return.
  • The CBI, ED, SFIO, Customs and Income Tax departments guaranteed he will be tried only for the fraud and money-laundering offences cited in the original extradition order.
  • India said Modi would be housed in Arthur Road Prison’s Barrack No. 12 in Mumbai and provided updated video evidence to address detention-condition concerns.
  • Modi’s application to reopen extradition proceedings was admitted in September on claims he could face questioning or mistreatment if returned to India.
  • UK courts previously ordered and upheld his extradition in 2021 and 2022, and Indian officials say they expect the reopening plea to be dismissed at the first hearing.