Overview

• India’s assurance says Nirav Modi will not be detained or questioned by any agency on return and will be prosecuted only for the fraud and money-laundering offences covered by the extradition order.
• The guarantee is a joint pledge from the CBI, ED, SFIO, and the Customs and Income Tax departments.
• The Crown Prosecution Service is expected to submit the assurance to Westminster Magistrates’ Court before the scheduled hearing on the reopening application.
• India says Modi would be housed in Mumbai’s Arthur Road Prison, Barrack No. 12, and has shared a fresh video of the facility to address concerns about jail conditions.
• UK courts ordered and upheld his extradition in 2021 and 2022, and he remains in custody in London in the Punjab National Bank case alleging a ₹6,498 crore fraud.