The judge further cited that the UK court had accepted the Extradition about PNB Money laundering Case Asscused Nirob Modi
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The judge further cited that the court had accepted the Indian case (PNB Money laundering) that he had threatened witnesses and intimidated the witnesses.
After hearing a nearly two-year-long legal battle against the Nirob Modi on Thursday, a UK court judge said he had accepted the Indian case that he had threatened witnesses and tried to destroy evidence.
In Westminster Magistrates' Court, District Judge Samuel Guzio was the first to testify against Modi on the basis of money laundering allegations. “Many of which are subject to trial in India. I am satisfied again that there is evidence of his conviction, ”the court said.
The magistrate said that the detention system in India was satisfactory and Barrack 12 was deemed suitable as a place of detention. "Barak 12's condition looks much better than his current room in London," the court said.
The court also said that the medical system in India is right for Modi's acceptance.
The remand of fugitive Diamantier Nirob Modi in the UK has been extended till January 7th.
Diamantier Modi, a fugitive in a London jail while arranging his extradition to India, is the main accused in the Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam case of fraud and money laundering.
The 49-year-old was asked to appear in Westminster Magistrates' Court via video link from Wandsworth Prison in south-west London. District Court Judge Samuel Gucci handed down the verdict on whether the diamond trader has a case to answer before the Indian court.
The judgment of the Magistrates' Court will be sent back to UK Home Secretary Preeti Patel for sign-up with the possibility of an appeal to the High Court of both the parties depending on the outcome.
Subject to two sets of criminal cases, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) sued the PNB for forgery of the Undertaking (LOU) or Acceptance Agreement relating to greater fraud, and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) sued for money laundering of that fraud.
He is also facing two additional charges of 'disappearance of evidence' and intimidation of witnesses or 'criminal intimidation as a cause of death'. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has tried to file a preliminary case against him, arguing on behalf of the Government of India and has also proved that there is no human rights issue to prevent his extradition to India. CPS Barrister Helen Malcolm argued that Jeweler was the head of a "register-type scheme where new LOUs were used to pay old ones".
The Ponzi scheme usually refers to an investment scandal that raises funds for former investors with money taken from subsequent investors, and CPS claims that Modi used PNB's low UUs as a tool to defraud his company through a conspiracy using diamonds RU, Solar Export and Stellar diamonds. Has been associated with banking officials. The video has also been submitted to the court as evidence of Modi's involvement in intimidating his agencies and dummy officials to stay out of the reach of the Indian investigating authorities. Nirob Modi's defense team, led by Barrister Claire Montgomery, has claimed that the whole issue is a commercial dispute involving "approved but dishonest loans" that took place in the "broad daylight". It is also claimed that none of his actions meet the legal threshold of distorting the path of justice or amount to fraud.
Also, the defense cited Modi’s uncertain mental health status, and family history of depression and suicide.
During a series of hearings on extradition cases last year and earlier this year, the Westminster Magistrates' Court heard detailed arguments from both sides as to why Nirob Modi's "deteriorating" mental health condition was to be met or his Article 91 demands not met. The extradition law of Ukraine 2003, which was recently used to describe the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange as "unjust and oppressive", posed a high suicide risk. The CPS has challenged the defense position and called for an independent assessment of medical matters by a consulting psychiatrist to ensure proper assurance by the authorities in caring for him in India.
The situation at Barrack 12 in Mumbai's Arthur Road Jail, where Nirob Modi will be detained, has also been taken into account, as the Indian government submitted a full video recording of the cell to show that it meets all human rights requirements for natural light and ventilation. .
Modi’s legal battle marks one of several high-profile extradition cases involving Indian economic criminals accused in the UK. Former Kingfisher Airlines director Vijay Mallya is out on bail after his "confidentiality" issue regarding his extradition to India was resolved, with the extradition case of accused arms dealer Sanjay Bhandari scheduled for the next hearing in April.
In February 2020, cricket bookie Sanjeev Chawla was extradited to India after facing charges and was deemed the first such extradition under the Indo-UK extradition treaty signed in 1992. The earlier repatriation of Sameerbhai Binubhai Patel, who is related to Gomra, was uncontested in October 2016 in Gujarat after the Gujarat riots, from the United Kingdom.
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