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Nirav Modi declared fugitive economic offender in PNB scam case

Nirav Modi and his uncle Mehul Choksi are the prime accused in the PNB fraud case, related to alleged fraudulent issuance of Letters of Undertaking that caused a loss of over USD 2 billion to the public sector bank.

Edited by: India TV News Desk New Delhi Updated on: December 05, 2019 15:04 IST
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Nirav Modi declared fugitive economic offender in PNB scam case

Diamantaire Nirav Modi, the key accused in the USD 2 billion Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud case was declared a fugitive economic offender by a special court in Mumbai on Thursday. The plea to declare Nirav Modi a fugitive economic offender was filed by the Enforcement Directorate. 

He is the second businessman after Vijay Mallya to be declared a fugitive economic offender under provisions of the new Fugitive Economic Offenders Act, which came into existence in August last year.

Nirav Modi and his uncle Mehul Choksi are the prime accused in the PNB fraud case, related to alleged fraudulent issuance of Letters of Undertaking that caused a loss of over USD 2 billion to the public sector bank.

Nirav Modi was earlier arrested in London and his extradition process is pending. 

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