ED summons Nirav Modi’s father, sister

New Delhi, May 18

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has issued summons to absconding diamantaire Nirav Modi’s father Deepak Modi, sister Purvi Mehta and her husband Mayank Mehta as part of its probe in the multi-crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud, an official said here on Friday.

Deepak, Purvi and Mayank have been asked to appear before ED investigators at its Mumbai office to record their statements in the case as the agency is in the process of filing chargesheet in a special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court in Mumbai, expectedly by the next week. 

ED investigators said Nirav Modi’s relatives were summoned in the first week of this month and were given 15 days to appear before it in the ongoing money-laundering probe of over Rs 13,000 crore.  An ED official said further notices would be issued to the three in case they fail to respond to the first summons, an ED official said. 

Deepak is reportedly based in Antwerp, Belgium, while Purvi and her husband are settled in Hong Kong. “They were sent summons through mail,” the official said.  

Purvi is under ED’s radar for her alleged role in round-tripping of Nirav Modi’s laundered money via foreign direct investment (FDI) back to India while her husband is suspected of supporting the diamond merchant in similar operations.  

The multi-crore fraud was committed in connivance with PNB’s Mumbai Brady House branch officers between 2011 and 2017. — IANS