NIRAV SEEKS NOD TO CHALLENGE EXTRADITION ORDER BY UK HC

Fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi has approached UK high court for permission to challenge its decision to uphold his extradition to India before the Supreme Court on the grounds that he is a suicide risk due to a depressive illness, people familiar with the matter said.

Modi, accused in the ₹13,500 crore Punjab National Bank fraud case, sought to go into appeal earlier this week arguing that his health was ignored by the high court while handing down its decision to extradite him on November 9, the people cited above added.