Nirav Modi, the billionaire jeweler who’s suspected in a $2 billion fraud case in India, has been arrested in London, The Telegraph reports.
He was arrested on behalf of Indian authorities, and he appeared Westminster Magistrates’ Court to fight extradition to India, according to the newspaper.
In court, he “spoke only to confirm his details and to refuse to submit to extradition” related to embezzlement allegations, The Telegraph reports.
He’s due in court again on March 29.
Modi had been staying in a high-dollar apartment in London’s West End, according to the newspaper.
Last year, The New York Times described Modi as being “on the run” and noted that figuring out his location had become something of a “national pastime” in India.
He remained at-large despite Interpol’s issuance of a reed notice for his arrest in July, according to The Telegraph.
Modi is at the center of a fraud case involving Punjab National Bank, where employees are “suspected to have steered fraudulent loans” to Modi’s businesses, Reuters has reported.
Modi has apparently been involved in a new new diamond business in the UK, according to The Telegraph.
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