By: Radhakrishna N S
An Indian court declared fugitive Indian diamond merchant Nirav Modi as a ‘proclaimed absconder’ in a customs duty evasion case. The case was registered in March and the court has asked Modi to appear in person on November 15. A public notice was issued earlier in the day into newspapers and also sent to the government and police departments, where the jeweller was announced proclaimed absconder under section 82 of the Criminal Procedure Code. The new ruling by the local court in India’s westernmost state Gujarat is expected to make him difficult to secure an anticipatory bail. The chief magistrate…
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