The path to bring fugitive diamond businessman Nirav Modi to India is now clear. Nirav Modi has lost his last case in the European Court of Human Rights. After this, the last remaining legal hurdle in the matter of bringing him to India, i.e., extradition, has also been removed. According to documents accessed by News18, after all avenues of appeal in UK courts were closed, Nirav Modi had approached the European Court of Human Rights in April 2026. Nirav Modi has not received any relief from the European court either, leaving him with no legal option to oppose his extradition. After the legal process was completely exhausted, the UK government started the process of handing over Nirav Modi to Indian authorities. Now Nirav Modi can be brought to India at any time. Nirav Modi has been imprisoned in a London jail since 2019. The CBI and ED are trying to extradite him in the multi-thousand-crore-rupee Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam and money laundering case. No relief from the Human Rights Court either Nirav Modi had approached the European Court of Human Rights in April 2026 after exhausting all legal options for appeal in UK courts. However, the European court also refused to grant relief to Nirav Modi. Following this decision, all his legal avenues to challenge extradition are now officially closed. UK government initiated the process of sending him to India Now that the legal process is completely over, the UK government has sprung into action. According to sources, the British government has started the necessary formalities to hand over Nirav Modi to Indian investigative agencies. Sources say that the extradition formalities are in the final stage, and he can be brought to India at any time. Nirav Modi has been imprisoned in a London jail since March 2019 Fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi has been in the UK for the past seven years and has been imprisoned in London’s HMP Wandsworth jail since March 2019. While in jail, he was fighting a legal battle against extradition to India, in which he has now faced complete defeat. Wanted in the PNB scam and money laundering case India’s premier investigative agencies, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED), were continuously making efforts for Nirav Modi’s extradition. Nirav Modi faces serious allegations of defrauding Punjab National Bank (PNB) of several thousand crores of rupees and related money laundering, for the investigation of which it is necessary to bring him to India. What is the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR)? What is ECHR: It is an international court located in Strasbourg, France. It hears cases of violations of the European Convention on Human Rights. Role in Extradition: Often, after losing cases in UK courts, criminals appeal to the ECHR citing human rights. This was Nirav Modi’s last international legal shield, which has now been removed. Post navigation Alleged Jaish-e-Mohammed operatives brought to Palanpur:ATS recreates events in Bhagal village; probe into eight suspect deepens Alok Kumar Mittal Posted As Director General, Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D), Amit Garg as Director National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), And Sujeet Pandey as Director Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy (SVPNPA).
