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UK Court Admits Nirav Modi Bid to Reopen Extradition

India prepares a diplomatic rebuttal focused on human-rights assurances to counter his claims.

Overview

  • Westminster Magistrates’ Court accepted Modi’s application to reopen his case and served notice to India, with a hearing date yet to be set.
  • Modi argues he could face interrogation by multiple agencies and possible torture if returned to India.
  • Indian authorities are drafting a response through diplomatic channels that urges dismissal, citing the 2022 finality of the extradition order.
  • Officials plan to highlight the UK Crown Prosecution Service’s July visit to Delhi’s Tihar Jail, which reported positively on prison conditions.
  • Modi has been in Wandsworth Prison since 2019 over the alleged ₹6,498 crore PNB fraud within a larger ₹13,578 crore case, with assets attached by the ED and a May 2025 bail bid rejected.