Archive · 25 Oct 2025
Ex-SC Judge Backs Nirav Modi's Plea to Reopen Extradition Case
Nirav Modi, a businessman accused of a large bank fraud in India, is trying to avoid being sent back to India from the UK.
A former judge in India, Justice Deepak Verma, is supporting Modi's case, saying he might not get a fair trial.
The Indian government has promised the UK that if Modi is sent back, he'll only be tried in India.
Modi has been in a London prison since 2019.
Despite previous court rulings ordering his extradition, Modi is trying again to stay in the UK.
The government wants him back to face charges related to defrauding a bank.
Justice Deepak Verma, a former SC judge, supports Nirav Modi's plea to reopen extradition.
Modi argues he won't receive a fair trial if returned to India.
Indian authorities have assured the UK Modi will only face trial in India.
Nirav Modi is accused of defrauding Punjab National Bank of ₹6,498 crore.
Modi's extradition was ordered by a UK court in 2021.
- Who
- Justice Deepak Verma, Nirav Modi
- What
- Justice Verma is backing Nirav Modi's attempt to reopen extradition proceedings in London.
- When
- Since March 2019, Modi has been in custody in London. Extradition was ordered in 2021.
- Where
- London, United Kingdom and India
- Why
- Modi argues he won't get a fair trial in India.
- Nirav Modi's Charges
- Fraud against Punjab National Bank for ₹6,498 crore
- Modi's Current Location
- Wandsworth Prison, London
- Expert Witness
- Justice Deepak Verma, former Supreme Court judge
- India's Assurance
- Modi will only face trial in India if extradited, no other agency can interrogate or detain him.
- Extradition Order
- Ordered by Westminster Magistrates’ Court in February 2021
- Assets Attached
- Rs 2,598 crore by Enforcement Directorate