Fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi’s younger sister Purvi Mehta and her husband Maiank Mehta will testify against him in court after being declared approvers in the case on Monday.
The Mehtas had approached the special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court through their lawyers in November, seeking a pardon and requesting that they be enlisted as approvers in the cases against Modi.
The ED has claimed that 49-year-old Modi, who is lodged in London’s Wandsworth jail, had diverted around ₹1,200 crore through his sister Purvi. Modi is the prime accused in a ₹13,500-crore fraud at Punjab National Bank (PNB).