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Samir Modi Arrested at Delhi Airport in Rape Case Filed by Former Partner

A Delhi court ordered one day of judicial custody before a scheduled hearing Friday.

Overview

  • He was detained by Delhi Police at IGI Airport and produced in court the same day.
  • A case of rape and criminal intimidation was registered on the basis of the woman’s complaint at New Friends Colony police station in South-East Delhi.
  • Officials cited the complainant as a former live-in partner of the 55-year-old businessman.
  • Police sources claimed the woman sought Rs 50 crore to settle the matter, and no official statement from Delhi Police had been issued at the time of reporting.
  • Reporting places the arrest against an ongoing family and corporate feud over a multibillion-rupee inheritance, during which he was removed from company boards last year.