Nirav Modi may get separate jail cell, inmates to include alleged Dawood aide


London, Mar 21 (PTI): Fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi, arrested by Scotland Yard on behalf of the Indian authorities, will be held at a prison in south-west London considered one of England’s most overcrowded jails.

The 48-year-old, who appeared in the dock at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London on Wednesday in a sombre white shirt and trousers, was taken to Her Majesty’s Prison (HMP) Wandsworth after he was remanded in custody until March 29 by District Judge Marie Mallon.

While in custody and until the first hearing in his extradition case next week, Modi is likely to be held in a separate cell but may also have to share a cell with other prisoners given the overcrowding pressures. Modi, who was living in a plush apartment in Centre Point in the West End until his arrest on Tuesday, was sent to prison on the eve of Holi. In the prison in south London, Modi’s inmates will include the likes of alleged Dawood henchman Pakistani-origin Jabir Moti, currently undergoing extradition proceedings to the US. HMP Wandsworth is classed as a Category B prison, where criminals are held if not deemed to be of a high level of security risk. According to a March 2018 inspection report by the UK’s Chief Inspector of Prisons, it holds 1,428 men and remains “one of the most overcrowded prisons in England and Wales”.

“There were too many prisoners, many with drug-related or mental health issues, and with not enough to do,” noted the inspection report.

“Cells designed for one prisoner were occupied by two, with poorly screened lavatories and the prisoners confined in them for far too long each day…In common with many other prisons of this type, prisoners at Wandsworth had far too little time out of their cells,” the report added.

The Wandsworth Prison building was originally built in 1851 and the UK Justice Department claims that extensive refurbishment and modernisation of the wings, including in-cell sanitation, privacy screens for cells occupied by more than one prisoner and installation of in-cell electricity, have taken place since 1989.

Nirav Modi will be lodged at the prison until he appears for his first case management hearing on March 29, which is expected to be presided over by Chief Magistrate Emma Arbuthnot – the same judge who ordered the extradition of former Kingfisher Airlines boss Vijay Mallya to India last December. That case is now in the High Court as part of Mallya’s application seeking leave to appeal against Arbuthnot’s ruling. Modi was arrested from a Metro Bank branch in London by uniformed officers Tuesday, when he went there to open a new bank account.

He and his uncle, Mehul Choksi, are the main accused in the PNB scam and they both left India before the details of the fraud came to light in January 2018.

Modi is one of India’s richest men, worth an estimated USD 1.75 billion, according to Forbes. He launched his own eponymous brand in 2010 and he soon had stores across India, as well as in New York, London and Hong Kong.

  

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  • Alwyn, Canada

    Thu, Mar 21 2019

    Sad story. Hope this man will understand what poverty means and how the common man lives hand to mouth for their survival. Pay the stolen money to banks and aks the banks to stop sue you and relieve you from prison. Why court ordered prison for you. I believe UK prisons are far safer and better from others . Hope govt will release you soon and once you released be a better human to serve honestly to the world

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  • MemChorChowkidar, India

    Thu, Mar 21 2019

    Ye Gujju log kitna cheaters haina.
    Kitna himmath hai inko robbing and running outside the country?

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  • A A, Mangaluru

    Thu, Mar 21 2019

    Now nirav modi will have Twitter handle "chowkidar nirav modi" and campaign for ...

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  • Roshan, Mangaluru

    Thu, Mar 21 2019

    Two months since UK court and UK executive gave green sign for deportation of Mallya. What happened? Nothing, he is still in UK and he is still a long way to find his way back to India or probably may not be forced to come back at all. The legal options are many in UK.

    Nirav Modi is not so silly to go to UK, leaving other countries where he was and face all this drama. He knows his path ahead.

    This is a drama to influence Indian electorate and will go on.

    It is UK press reporters who tracked Nirav Modi, not Arnab or Indian Intelligence. He would not been walking around so freely for any one to track and find him, if had even iota of fear.

    Lets see how well Modi led BJP markets this.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Thu, Mar 21 2019

    I remember my mother saying 'Dariyanth Asa Maso, Alyan Watha Piso' ...

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  • Chowkidar Robert Fernandes,, Bangalore

    Thu, Mar 21 2019

    My Dear Commenters,

    Arey yaar kuch acche hua tho bhi galath...kuch na karein tho bhi galath.......What is this? Tuka Kalein kelyari zaina?

    Hamare PM ko bure shabh se kehene walo apne paksh ki halath tho dekho..... Aap ke paksh ke RAGA ji ke family tho 55 years mein to Scam ke upar scam karthe gayein aur apne assets bhi badathe gayein.
    Hamare PM ne tho kuch nahi kiye uskeliye aur uske family keliye. Sirf aur sirf Desh ke baare mein sochein aur iss paanch saal mein kuch bhi kiye sirf desh keliye...

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  • Dinesh, Mangalore

    Thu, Mar 21 2019

    Natak and Drama from Chowkidar that he catch big fish (thief)...my simple question is do the government receive back anything from 14000 cr scam money.....nothing is going to happen ... they will be in jail for short term and will come out on bail then hide under politicians umbrella...Jai ho...CHOwkidaaR...

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  • Cynthia, Kirem

    Thu, Mar 21 2019

    Where is Ravi Poojary. He was arrested in Senegal somewhere around mid January. He was to bring back to India within a month. Now no news..

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  • SJM, Brazil/Mangalore

    Thu, Mar 21 2019

    Dear Nirav - Enough your Marathon race and you must be tired . Take some rest in London jail till the end of election and afterwards you can come out and start new " Pakoda" business as there is No risk.

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  • Lionel Dsouza, Mangalore

    Thu, Mar 21 2019

    JAIL EXPERIENCE...ASK WITH YEDDI....

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  • sunny, mlore

    Thu, Mar 21 2019

    Did you asked Suresh kalmadi for 70000 crore Commonwealth Games Scam

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  • David Pais, Mangalore

    Thu, Mar 21 2019

    in 63 years congress didn't guluma is made double guluma by da chorchowkidar in 5 years. bhaktas r blind.

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  • Lionel Dsouza, Mangalore

    Thu, Mar 21 2019

    NO

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Thu, Mar 21 2019

    Blind Bhakts are annoyed with Chowkidar ...

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  • mohan, Mangalore

    Thu, Mar 21 2019

    Lalit Modi is allowed to go outside by sushma swaraj on health ground .. ... choksi separate country citizen ship arranged by feku Modi.......vijay mallya since 3 years checking the jail for suitable for him .. still not found . .. and he is doing his enjoying in England.. ... now nirav Modi news ...still his case is not yet filled in England and not single hearing is done ... and murk media fooling people for jail for nirav......
    All this is fake news ceating by BJP and broadcasting for cash...

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  • Vana Suma, KATTEL ROAD, BAJPE

    Thu, Mar 21 2019

    Really afraid to read stories with Modi Surname!

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  • AMAR NATHAL, MANGALORE

    Thu, Mar 21 2019

    It won't be like 7 rooms alloted to Shaskikala in Bangalore. We are better off, if you are a politician. They make laws and country suffers the loss. We, the ordinary citizens pay for our ignorance.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Thu, Mar 21 2019

    Chowkidar is annoyed because Nirav Modi is going to come only in 2020 ...

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  • Clifford Fernandes, Toronto

    Thu, Mar 21 2019

    Jossey
    I don't think Modi is annoyed for that. The chowlidar, the bada Modi, is worried, because for the Rafale scam, he may have to run and become the cell mate of chota modi along with Dawood Aides in 2020.

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  • sunny, mlore

    Thu, Mar 21 2019

    Dont worry, ma and beta will join shortly

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  • Santan Mascarenhas, Kinnigoli/Mumbai

    Thu, Mar 21 2019

    Clifford
    I may or may not agree with you, but, your comment is classic.

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  • Chales D'Mello, Pangala

    Thu, Mar 21 2019

    If Dawood aide and this guy join together, then another big scam may happen.

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  • Sudhakar, Kallianpur

    Thu, Mar 21 2019

    Inside the jail they will conspire to sell whole England.....

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  • Flavian, Mangaluru/Kuwait

    Thu, Mar 21 2019

    Timings are well cordinated due to LS elections. Wow !
    Where are other fugitives ? Reserved for next general elections ?

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  • Rajesh, Udupi

    Thu, Mar 21 2019

    Maa-Beta still loitering on BAIL.
    lets see if they get punished before LS elections. all of India wants it

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  • Mahathma, Mangalore

    Thu, Mar 21 2019

    Some are there around us running on election campaign??? who are released on Bail!

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  • praveen, mangalore

    Thu, Mar 21 2019

    They are facing the law and have not fled the country unlike Chowkidaars..

    All chowkidaars are not chor But all chor are Chowkidaars.... Modi hai toh Mumkin hai....

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  • Mahathma, Mangalore

    Thu, Mar 21 2019

    Burnol is not in stock for your problem Praveen!

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  • Rajesh, Udupi

    Thu, Mar 21 2019

    They are facing the law?? or trying hard to come to power and break the law? not possible..slaves can only keep dreaming

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  • vinayak, Mangalore

    Thu, Mar 21 2019

    Jai namo after election result all slaves will disappears from DW

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  • R.Bhandarkar, Mangaluru

    Thu, Mar 21 2019

    I am worried about David Pais...
    What will happen after May 23 2019 to him??
    He should follow strict routine...

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