UK home dept clears extradition of fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi

New Delhi: The United Kingdom’s Home Department has cleared the extradition of fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi, who is wanted in an over Rs 13,000-crore bank fraud case, officials said on Friday.

He had allegedly perpetrated the fraud in the Punjab National Bank in collusion with his uncle Mehul Choksi.

On February 25, a Westminster Magistrates” Court allowed Modi”s extradition.

The findings of the court were sent to the UK Home Department per which cleared the extradition.