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Interpol Likely to Issue Red Corner Notice Against Nirav Modi

The Interpol is expected to issue a red corner notice against fugitive Nirav Modi on Friday, 22 June. 

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The Interpol is expected to issue a red corner notice (RCN) against fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi, on Friday, 22 June, as the international agency is satisfied with the documents provided by the Central Bureau of Investigation, which is probing the USD 2 billion scam, sources said.

The records the CBI provided to the Interpol included the non-bailable warrants issued by a Mumbai special court and the details of the chargesheets filed in the case etc. The documents were found in order and have satisfied the Lyon-based international police cooperation agency which is "processing" the CBI's request, they said.

The sources said the process was at an advanced stage and an RCN could be issued on Friday or early next week, unless some last-minute explanation was sought, the chances of which were negligible, they said.

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The sources in the government said that a meeting of the External Affairs Ministry, the CBI and other investigative agencies, on 22 June was likely to discuss Modi's multiple passports.

The CBI had tried to track the movements of Nirav Modi through a diffusion notice issued through the Interpol on 15 February, but it had limited success as only the United Kingdom responded to the CBI request, they said.

Modi managed to travel across several countries even after information about his passport being revoked by the Indian government was flashed in the Interpol central database on 24 February, the CBI had earlier said.

After the passport was revoked/cancelled by the External Affairs Ministry, we had updated this information in the diffusion notice. The information that Nirav Modi’s has been revoked was provided in the Interpol central database, available to all the member countries, on 24 February.
Abhishek Dayal, CBI spokesperson
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He had said the after the 'diffusion' notice was issued by the Interpol on the request of the CBI, the agency followed it up with six countries where Nirav Modi was suspected to have fled.

The agency requested these countries to share information about his whereabouts and movements. The agency sent these reminders to the Interpol coordination agency of the United Kingdom on 25 April, 22 May, 24 May and 28 May.

Similar reminders were also sent to the agencies of the US, Singapore, Belgium, the UAE and France, they said.

The case pertains to cheating state-run Punjab National Bank through fraudulent issuance of Letters of Undertaking and Foreign Letters of Credit worth over USD 2 billion (about Rs 13,000 crore) by Nirav Modi and his uncle Mehul Choksi, both absconding since the first week of January.

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