PNB scam: Interpol issues global arrest warrant against Nehal Modi

The Interpol has issued a Red Corner Notice (RCN) against Nehal Modi, a step brother of Nirav Modi, the prime accused in the USD 2 billion PNB scam case, officials said on Friday.

They said the global arrest warrant against the Belgian national Nehal Modi, 40, has been issued on charges of alleged money laundering being probed by the Enforcement Directorate.

Nehal Modi is stated to be in the US and a Mumbai court has issued two open-ended (without deadline) non-bailable warrants (NBWs) for arrest against him.

It is on the basis of these NBWs and charge sheet that the ED requested for an Interpol (international police) notice against Nehal Modi.

The ED said Nehal Modi was the "protector and investment advisor" for the 48-year-old Nirav Modi as well as Mehul Choksi, another prime accused in the case.

Nehal Deepak Modi was born in Antwerp, Belgium, on March 3, 1979, and he knows languages such as English, Gujarati and Hindi, according to the RCN.

In its RCN issued against a fugitive, the