Interpol has issued a red corner notice (RCN) against fugitive diamond jeweller Nirav Modi following a CBI request to this effect in connection with Rs 13,500-crore fraud on Punjab National Bank (PNB), officials said here on Monday.The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officials said that the Interpol would also issue an RCN against Nirav Modi's uncle Mehul Choksi of Gitanjali Group.

"Interpol has accepted our request to issue RCN against Nirav Modi, his brother Nishal Modi and an executive of his company Subhash Parab," a CBI official told IANS. The official said that the Interpol had slapped the charges of money laundering against the fugitive diamantaire, as levelled by Enforcement Directorate (ED).