Fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi, a key accused in the $2 billion PNB fraud case, cannot return to India as he is afraid of “getting lynched” and is being compared to demon ‘Ravan’, his lawyer told a special court on Saturday.
However, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) dismissed this claim saying if the diamantaire felt there were “security threats”, he should have filed a police complaint.
Nirav Modi’s lawyer Vijay Agarwal stated this while arguing before Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court Judge MS Azmi against the ED’s application to declare Nirav Modi a fugitive under the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act.