Amid Investigation At Home, Nirav Modi At New York Apartment: Sources
Celebrity jeweller Nirav Modi, who left India just days before the CBI started investigating him in connection with a Rs. 11,300 crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam, has been traced to an apartment in New York's Manhattan. Sources have told NDTV that he is staying in a suite at JW Marriott's Essex House, a short walk away from his luxe Madison Avenue jewellery retail store.
Yesterday, the government said his passport would be revoked and "no one, no matter how big, would be spared".
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Nirav Modi, his family members and business partner Mehul Choksi are accused of getting billions in credit from banks overseas after using PNB officials in Mumbai to issue fraud guarantees.