3 weeks ago
ED Deletes Look Out Circular Against Approver Maiank Mehta
A Look Out Circular is a police alert that tells airport officials to stop a person from leaving the country.
Maiank Mehta is the brother-in-law of Nirav Modi, a famous diamond businessman who is accused of big financial wrongdoing and is wanted by the police.
Mehta was once listed as a suspect in the case, but the court later let him become an 'approver', meaning he agreed to help investigators.
Even so, a travel alert against him was still in place.
He asked the court to remove it because he lives and works in Hong Kong and needs to fly to other countries to meet his business clients.
At first, the government's lawyer opposed his request.
Later, the Enforcement Directorate told the court that the travel alert had been deleted.
So the court closed his request and told the immigration office about the change.
Now Mehta is free to travel abroad again.
The Enforcement Directorate informed a special CBI and PMLA court that the Look Out Circular against Maiank Mehta has been deleted, allowing him to travel abroad.
Mehta, brother-in-law of fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi, was initially an accused but was made an approver by court order dated January 4, 2021.
Mehta had sought withdrawal of the Look Out Circular issued on June 15, 2018 at the request of the ED.
His lawyer argued that Mehta, a British citizen, runs a business based in Hong Kong and needs to visit Thailand, Vietnam, Australia and Canada for client meetings.
The court disposed of Mehta's plea and directed the ED to communicate its deletion decision to the Bureau of Immigration.
- Who
- Maiank Mehta, brother-in-law of fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi, the Enforcement Directorate, and the special CBI and PMLA court
- What
- The ED informed the court that the Look Out Circular against Mehta has been deleted, and the court disposed of his plea seeking its withdrawal
- Where
- Mumbai, at the special CBI and PMLA court hearing cases against Nirav Modi
- When
- August 5, 2026 (Wednesday)
- Why
- Mehta sought deletion of the Look Out Circular so he could travel abroad for his Hong Kong-based business and client meetings
Key facts
- Case
- Nirav Modi fraud and money-laundering case
- Mehta's status
- Approver (formerly an accused)
- Date of Look Out Circular
- June 15, 2018
- Date made approver
- January 4, 2021
- Nationality
- British citizen
- Business base
- Hong Kong
- Travel destinations needed
- Thailand, Vietnam, Australia, Canada
- Court direction
- ED to inform the Bureau of Immigration of the deletion









