Nirav Modi's UK bail plea using Bhandari discharge pitch fails

Nirav Modi's attempt to secure bail using arms dealer Sanjay Bhandari's discharge from extradition judgment was rejected by the UK high court last week, which found the evidence provided by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), objective.

- Neeraj Chauhan

NEW DELHI:

This is the 10th time Modi's bail plea was rejected by a UK court in the Punjab National Bank fraud (in which he defrauded the bank of ₹6,498 crore). He has been lodged at Wandsworth prison on the outskirts of London since March 19, 2019, after he was arrested based on India's extradition request.

On February 28, a King's bench division at the UK high court allowed Bhandari's plea against his extradition to India, primarily on the grounds that he would be at real risk of extortion, torture or violence in Tihar jail, from other prisoners or prison officials.