The UK extradition judge on Thursday ruled that fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi can be extradited to stand trial in India, reported news agency ANI. The judge said Modi wouldn’t be denied justice if he is extradited to India and termed Barrack 12 at Arthur Road Jail in Mumbai as fit for him.

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The judge dismissed Modi’s defence claims that Union Law and Justice Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad had tried to influence the case against him and further ruled that the diamantaire had conspired to destroy evidence and intimidate witnesses. 

Modi is charged with defrauding the state-owned Punjab National Bank (PNB) of Rs 13,000 crore. He fled from India in January 2018.

The 49-year-old appeared via video link from Wandsworth Prison in south-west London as District Judge Samuel Goozee handed down his judgment at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London, reported PTI.  

Dismissing Modi’s “mental health concerns”, the judge said they are not unusual in a man in his circumstances and that he would be given adequate medical treatment and mental health care at Arthur Road Jail.

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There is no risk of suicide for Nirav Modi if he is sent to India as he will have access to adequate medical care at Arthur Road jail, he ruled.