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Nirav Modi, the fugitive diamond merchant wanted in India to stand trial on fraud and money laundering charges, told a UK court that he could be in England for years as some ongoing proceedings prevent his extradition.
According to a PTI report, The 52-year-old former billionaire appeared for a hearing at Barkingside Magistrates’ Court in east London via video link from Thameside prison in relation legal costs, or fines, amounting to GBP 150,247.00, accrued over his failed extradition appeal proceedings in the London High Court.
Dressed in a pink prison-issue outfit and sporting a moustache, a plump and bald Nirav addressed the three-member magistrates’ bench to reveal that he had complied with the previous court direction to pay in GBP 10,000 per month towards the fines.
