Arthur Road prison ready to welcome Nirav Modi, says state official

Mumbai | Wednesday | 12th June, 2019

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12' in case fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi is brought to India from the UK for his alleged role in the Rs 13,000 crore Punjab National Bank scam. According to a state Home Ministry official, the Prisons Department has shared information about the condition of the jail and facilities that can be provided to Nirav. UK's Westminster Magistrate's Court last month denied bail to Modi, who has been behind bars at one of England's most overcrowded prisons, Her Majesty's Prison Wandsworth. If extradited, the The home department official said, Modi and Mallya will be lodged in the same room, having an area of 20 ft by 15 ft and equipped with three fans, six tube lights and two windows. The prison department also assured that Modi will be kept in a cell where the number of other detainees is not more than three, the official said..