Archive · 30 Jul 2026
Patel Criticizes Delay in Nirav Modi Extradition
Dame Priti Patel, who was the UK Home Secretary, says she is very upset that a man named Nirav Modi is still in the UK.
Modi is a diamond trader who is accused of stealing about $2 billion from a bank in India.
He has tried to stay in the UK by using legal appeals and even a request for asylum, but those have been rejected.
Patel thinks the delay is unfair and hurts the relationship between the UK and India.
The case has gone through many courts, including the European Court of Human Rights, but Modi is still in a London prison.
UK Home Secretary Dame Priti Patel says she is appalled that Nirav Modi remains in the UK.
Modi, a 55‑year‑old diamond merchant, is wanted for a $2 billion Punjab National Bank fraud and money‑laundering case.
He has exhausted UK legal options and lost a last‑ditch appeal at the European Court of Human Rights in France.
Patel claims the delay has frustrated India and undermined cooperation between the two countries.
The extradition case has involved high‑court appeals on human‑rights grounds and a denied asylum claim.
- Who
- UK Home Secretary Dame Priti Patel and Indian fugitive Nirav Modi
- What
- Criticism of the delay in extraditing Nirav Modi to India
- When
- Extradition order signed in April 2021; latest denial in March 2023
- Where
- United Kingdom, specifically Pentonville Prison, London
- Why
- Patel argues the delay undermines UK‑India cooperation and abuses the extradition system
- Extradition order signed
- April 2021
- Current location of Modi
- Pentonville Prison, London
- Fraud amount
- $2 billion
- Legal appeals
- High Court, ECtHR
- Country of origin
- India