Mainak Mehta, brother-in-law of fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi, has been granted pardon by a special court this week in the CBI case filed in connection with the fraud on Punjab National Bank (PNB) after his plea to turn approver was granted by the court.

Mehta was named an accused in the Rs 23,000 crore alleged scam.

Following this decision, he can now depose against other accused, including Nirav Modi, as a prosecution witness of the CBI.

Mehta’s wife, Nirav’s sister, Purvi, was also granted pardon and made an approver previously. Both have already been granted pardon in the case filed by the Enforcement Directorate in 2021. Mehta had submitted that both Purvi and him have assisted government agencies to facilitate attachment and confiscation of properties in favour of the India

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