London: A UK court hearing the extradition case of Nirav Modi on Monday reviewed a new video of Arthur Road Jail in Mumbai. If there is extradition of the fugitive diamond trader on charges of money laundering and fraud by the Government of India, he will be kept in the same jail.
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) (CPS) representing the Indian side in the nearly US $ 2 billion scam case with Punjab National Bank showed the video to the court and the Corona Virus trial in jail and others Gave some information regarding security measures. The video was similar to the one produced in the extradition case against Vijay Mallya, the owner of Kingfisher Airlines in 2018. Mallya is also to be kept in Barrack 12. According to the video of the Government of India, the famous criminals are kept in that barrack. Mallya is currently out on bail. Mallya’s final appeal against extradition was dismissed in May. The British Ministry of Home Affairs had indicated that some issues were pending in the legal case.
Barrister Helen Malcolm told a Westminster magistrate court in London on Monday that the video proves that there is no risk of prison conditions violating Britain’s obligations under the European Treaty on Human Rights. He told Justice Samuel Gooji that the update video for Barrack 12 looked appropriate.
Monday was the first day of the five-day hearing and will run till Friday. The decision in this case is likely to come by the end of this year. The final hearing is scheduled on December 1.
