On 1st November, Tuesday, Chief Magistrate Emma Arbuthnot reportedly extended Nirav Modi’s remand for another 28 days.
The Hindu reported that the final hearings in the extradition case of the 49-year-old Indian diamond merchant is scheduled over two days, in January next year, when District Judge Samuel Goozee is expected to hear closing arguments from both sides before he hands down his judgment a few weeks later.
Nirav Modi is wanted in connection with the estimated $2 bn Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam case, was further remanded in custody by a court in London hearing India’s extradition request for the diamond merchant.