Nirav Modi seeks permission to appeal extradition in U.K. top court

Nirav Modi seeks permission to appeal extradition in U.K. top court

Nirav Modi. File | Photo Credit: PTI Fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi has filed an application in the High Court in London, seeking permission to appeal against his extradition order in the Supreme Court. The 51-year-old diamantaire lost an appeal on mental health grounds earlier this month, when a two-judge High Court bench ruled that … Read more

United States, Germany, seek extradition of antiquities smuggler Subash Kapoor as he finishes decreed jail term 

United States, Germany, seek extradition of antiquities smuggler Subash Kapoor as he finishes decreed jail term 

Subhash Kapoor being escorted by police earlier this month in Kumbakonam | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The jail term of Subash Chandra Kapoor, an international antiques dealer, has ended, but he remains in prison due to a technicality. Kapoor was arrested and remanded to judicial custody in 2012; he was convicted and sentenced to 10 … Read more

Woman arrested in South Korea in connection with alleged murder of two children found in suitcases in New Zealand | CNN

Woman arrested in South Korea in connection with alleged murder of two children found in suitcases in New Zealand | CNN

CNN  —  A 42-year-old woman believed to be the mother of two children whose remains were found in suitcases bought from a storage facility in New Zealand has been arrested in connection with their alleged murders. The woman, who has not been identified, was arrested in early hours of Thursday local time in the southeastern … Read more

Huawei CFO’s alleged actions had ‘no genuine connection’ to U.S., her lawyers say

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TORONTO- Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou‘s alleged actions had “no genuine connection” to the United States, her lawyers have argued in their latest bid to end her extradition from Canada, according to court documents released on Friday. Meng, 48, was arrested two years ago at the Vancouver airport by Canadian police on an arrest … Read more

India seeks expeditious extradition of Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi from UK

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India has strongly underlined its interest in the expeditious extradition of former Kingfisher Airlines chief Vijay Mallya, who has completed all the legal processes related to extradition from the UK, during talks between Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla and UK Home Secretary Priti Patel in London. On the last leg of his three-nation Europe tour, … Read more

‘Secret’ legal matter in UK cause for delay in Vijay Mallya’s extradition, says MEA

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The Ministry of External Affairs has said that there is a ‘secret’ legal matter in the United Kingdom because of which there is a delay in extradition process of fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya. India is in touch with UK authorities for the repatriation of Vijay Mallya at the earliest. (Photo: Reuters) Ministry of External Affairs … Read more

Accused arms dealer Sanjay Bhandari’s UK extradition hearing in June 2021

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London: A UK court presiding over the extradition case of Sanjay Bhandari, an accused arms dealer wanted in India on money laundering charges, has set June 7, 2021 as the date for the start of proceedings. Bhandari, who was arrested on an extradition warrant back in July, was due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court … Read more

Carlos Ghosn wired $860,000 to alleged escape plotters: US

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New York: Former Nissan Motor chief Carlos Ghosn transferred more than $860,000 in October to a company managed by one of two Massachusetts men accused of helping him escape criminal charges in Japan two months later, US prosecutors said. Ghosn wired the money in two installments to Promote Fox LLC, a company managed by Peter … Read more