Red corner notice issued against NiMo’s brother
Tribune News Service
New Delhi, September 13
The Interpol has issued a red corner notice (RCN) against Nehal Deepak Modi, the half-brother of fugitive billionaire Nirav Modi, wanted in India’s biggest bank fraud, officials in the Enforcement Directorate (ED) confirmed today.
They said, the global arrest warrant against the Belgian national, Nehal Modi, 40, has been issued on charges of alleged money laundering, which is being investigated by the agency under PMLA.
Officials suspect that Nehal Modi is in the US and said a Mumbai court has issued two open-ended (without deadline) non-bailable warrants (NBWs) for arrest against him. It is on the basis of these NBWs and chargesheet that the ED requested for an Interpol (international police) notice against Nehal Modi, they said.
The ED officials said Nehal Modi was the “protector and investment adviser” for the 48-year-old Nirav Modi as well as Mehul Choksi, another prime accused in the PNB bank fraud case.
Nehal Deepak Modi was born in Antwerp, Belgium, on March 3, 1979, and he knows languages such as English, Gujarati and Hindi, according to the RCN.
In its RCN issued against a fugitive, the Interpol has asked its 192 member-countries to arrest or detain the person if spotted in their countries after which extradition or deportation proceedings can begin, said the ED officials.
Nehal Modi has been named in the chargesheet filed by ED in this case and he has been charged with destruction of evidence and “knowingly and intentionally” assisting Nirav Modi in his alleged illegal acts.
