On Thursday, London's Westminster Magistrates' Court extended the judicial custody of fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi till September 19. Nirav Modi was arrested in connection with Rs 13,500 crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud and money laundering case.

Fugitive businessman Nirav Modi remanded to judicial custody till 19th September by Judge Tan Ikram in London Westminster Court pic.twitter.com/Cov19lGkke

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The 48-year-old businessman had appeared before the court via video link from Wandsworth prison in south-west London, where he is currently lodged. Modi was arrested on an extradition warrant on March 19 by uniformed Scotland Yard officers and has been in prison since then.