Fraudster Nirav Modi has denied joining the investigation of the multi-crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud in which his jewellery firm is accused for procuring loans from PNB fraudulently.

He was contacted by CBI via an email on his official email address asking him to come back to India and co-operate with the investigations. Nirav Modi, in his reply, denied his involvement in the giant scam and hence refused to join the investigation. He also told that he has business abroad. 

CBI replied to Modi with further directions to contact the Indian embassy of the country he is present in to bring him back to India. He has also been informed to appear before CBI within a week mandatorily.

CBI is oblivious of Nirav Modi’s whereabouts and had earlier informed that he fled from India in January, around a month before the PNB fraud came into light.

A Mumbai court has also issued a notice asking Nirav Modi to appear there for alleged tax evasion. The case is being jointly investigated by Enforcement Directorate (ED) and CBI. So far, Modi’s several properties have been seized. ED has also sent numerous summons to Modi for appearing before the agency but he has not adhered to it yet.