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CBI Brings Nirav Modi Associate From Dubai for Interrogation
The CBI arrested Sandeep Mistry in Dubai in connection with the Punjab National Bank fraud case.
It brought him to Mumbai for questioning.
Mistry had been a director of a company linked to Nirav Modi.
The CBI plans to ask a special court for permission to keep questioning him.
Prosecutors say Mistry and two others threatened employees connected to Modi’s companies.
The employees were allegedly told to leave Dubai and move to Cairo.
They also said some phones were destroyed to remove evidence.
The employees later returned to India and gave statements to investigators.
The Central Bureau of Investigation arrested Sandeep Mistry in Dubai and brought him to Mumbai.
Mistry was a director of Fancy Creations Ltd., Nirav Modi’s Hong Kong-based company.
The CBI is expected to produce Mistry before the special court and seek custody for questioning.
Prosecutors allege Mistry, Nehal Modi and Mihir Bhansali threatened company employees after the case was filed in India.
The employees allegedly were pressured to move to Cairo, while some calls and destroyed phones became part of the evidence.
- Who
- The Central Bureau of Investigation arrested Sandeep Mistry, a former director of Fancy Creations Ltd.; prosecutors also name Nehal Modi and Mihir Bhansali.
- What
- Mistry was arrested in connection with the Punjab National Bank fraud case and brought to Mumbai for custodial interrogation.
- Where
- Mistry was arrested in Dubai and brought to Mumbai; the alleged employee threats occurred in Dubai.
- When
- The report does not specify the date of Mistry’s arrest; it says the Enforcement Directorate recently began proceedings against him.
- Why
- The CBI wants to question Mistry over allegations that he threatened employees and helped destroy evidence after the case was filed in India.
Key facts
- Accused arrested
- Sandeep Mistry
- Arrest location
- Dubai
- Current location
- Mumbai
- Associated company
- Fancy Creations Ltd., based in Hong Kong
- Next legal step
- The CBI is expected to seek custodial interrogation from the special court.
- Other people named by prosecutors
- Nehal Modi and Mihir Bhansali
- Related proceedings
- The Enforcement Directorate has initiated proceedings to designate Mistry a fugitive economic offender.
Sources
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