Summary:
The court had on October 10 acted on the application of the Surat Customs department, and declared Nirav Modi as an absconder. If the court permits, the Customs department will identify his properties in Surat and in other parts of the country as well and start attaching them. The Customs department in Surat had registered an offence against Modi and his firms – Firestar Diamond International Pvt Ltd, Firestar International Pvt Ltd, Radhasir Jewellery co pvt. Sources said that as per the legal provisions, the Surat Customs department officials will soon submit an application before the Surat district Chief Judicial Magistrate Court to seek permission to attach his properties. A warrant under CrPC section 70 was issued against Nirav Modi on June 22..