Overview

• Westminster magistrates' court accepted Nirav Modi's application to reopen his UK extradition proceedings, a step that could delay his transfer to India.
• The court has served notice to the Indian government and has not yet scheduled a hearing.
• Modi's plea asserts he could be questioned by multiple Indian agencies and face torture during interrogation if returned.
• Indian officials say they will urge dismissal of the application as they contend the extradition became final in 2022, emphasizing that any return would lead to trial under Indian law.
• Modi has been held at Wandsworth Prison since his 2019 arrest; his extradition was ordered in 2021 and upheld in 2022, with a UK CPS visit in July reporting positively on Tihar jail conditions.