India sent a letter of assurance to the United Kingdom where it said that if fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi is extradited to India, he will not be “interrogated or taken into custody by any agency" and “will only face trial" on his return.

The letter also highlighted that India expects the court which accepted a plea from Nirav Modi seeking to reopen his extradition proceeding dismiss Nirav Modi’s plea at the first hearing itself on the basis of this letter.

It also mentions that Nirav Modi will be housed in Arthur Road prison in Mumbai where living conditions for inmates are better.

The CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation), ED (Enforcement Directorate), SFIO (Serious Fraud Investigation Office), and Customs and Income Tax departments sent the assurance letter jointly.

The Hindustan

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