An Interpol global arrest warrant has been issued against Ami Modi, wife of Nirav Modi, prime accused in the over USD 2 billion PNB bank fraud case, on charges of money laundering, officials said on Tuesday. As per TOI.
Official said the ‘red notice’ has been issued by the global police body on the request of the Enforcement Directorate (ED).
Ami Modi, who was reportedly last seen in the United States in 2019, is stated to have left country soon after the alleged bank fraud case came into light in 2018.
The enforcement agency has charged Ami Modi for conspiring and money laundering with her husband Nirav Modi apart from his uncle Mehul Choksi and others under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
The businessman, Choksi and others are being probed by the ED on money laundering charges in connection with an over USD 2 billion alleged bank fraud at a PNB branch in Mumbai.
According to source, similar Interpol notices have been earlier been issued against Nirav Modi’s younger brother Nehal Modi and sister Purvi Modi.
