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Mumbai's Arthur Road jail readies high-security cell to lodge Nirav Modi after UK court's order
Fp Staff •If lodged in the barrack, Modi likely to get three square meters of personal space, where a cotton mat, pillow, bedsheet and blanket will be provided, Arthur Road jail officials said
PNB case: UK court rejects fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi's bail plea for seventh time
•The application was reportedly made on the basis of "new evidence", but Westminster Magistrates' Court District Judge Samuel Goozee was not convinced
Coronavirus Outbreak: Maharashtra panel decides to release 50% prisoners on temporary bail or parole to decongest jails
•It has, however, not specified any time frame for the jail authorities to release the prisoners.
Yes Bank money laundering case: Bombay High Court declines pre-arrest bail to Wadhawans
•The Bombay High Court on Tuesday refused to grant pre-arrest bail to DHFL promoters Dheeraj Wadhawan and Kapil Wadhawan in a money laundering case of Yes Bank being probed by the Enforcement Directorate
Yes Bank case: Wadhawan brothers bail plea rejected, sent to judicial custody till 22 May
•As the CBI custody of the Wadhawan brothers ended on Sunday, they were presented before the court, which sent them to judicial custody
As COVID-19 spreads to Mumbai's Arthur Road jail, Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind says it will approach SC seeking bail to eligible inmates across India
•Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind president Maulana Syed Arshad Madani said that several states have not taken any initiative to set up committees to consider granting bails to jail inmates on humanitarian grounds as per SC's 16 March order
At least 72 inmates at Mumbai's Arthur Road Jail test coronavirus positive, confirms state home minister Anil Deshmukh
Fp Staff •As many as 72 inmates of Arthur Road jail in Mumbai have contracted coronavirus and they will be quarantined separately, Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh said on Thursday.
Vijay Mallya decries witch-hunt after winning right to appeal against extradition order; repeats offer to pay back banks
•The case will now proceed to a full appeal hearing during which Mallya's defence team will argue that Arbuthnot had relied upon material beyond the scope of their defence.
Vijay Mallya extradition case: Embattled liquor tycoon to appeal against order in UK High Court today
•Mallya has already lost a UK High Court "leave to appeal" on paper, leading to an oral hearing of his renewal application this week
PNB scam: High security cell kept ready in Mumbai prison for Nirav Modi, says home department official
•Authorities at the Arthur Road jail here have kept 'barrack no. 12' ready if fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi is extradited from the UK in connection with the $2 billion PNB fraud and money laundering case, a Home department official said on Tuesday