Nirav Modi is accused in the estimated $2 billion Punjab National Bank (PNB) loan scam. (Source: Nirav Modi Jewels/Facebook) Show Quick Read Summary is AI Generated. Newsroom Reviewed

Fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi, wanted in India to face fraud and money laundering charges, is forced to share a small prison cell with a shared desk with other inmates without access to most of his legal paperwork, the High Court in London was told on Friday.

The 54-year-old accused in the estimated $2 billion Punjab National Bank (PNB) loan scam was shifted from HMP Thameside in south London to HMP Pentonville in October to facilitate a court appearance in an unrelated debt case.

At a pre-trial review hearing for the $8-million unpaid Bank of India debt, Judge Simon Tinkler was informed that t

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