PNB fraud case: Nirav Modi aide Sandeep Mistry deported from UAE

The CBI has secured the deportation of Sandeep Mistry from UAE to India, wanted in Nirav Modi PNB Bank Fraud case. According to CBI statement,a case was registered in Mumbai, against fthe wanted Sandeep Mistry for his involvement in a bank fraud case, involving fictitious international trade transactions. He acted as a key link between various entities, overseeing their day-to-day operations and issuing instructions through clandestine, self-deleting communication platforms to conceal evidence.  He also facilitated the preparation of forged import-export documents to portray fictitious trade in diamonds, gold and pearl jewellery, the statement noted. He has also participated in siphoning off funds from the bank accounts of dummy companies in the UAE. The charge-sheet in the case has been filed before the competent court, it said.
The Red Corner Notice against Mistry was published in July 2026 and he was successfully traced, apprehended and brought back to India within a short span of approximately 2 months of publication of notice, reflecting swift and effective international coordination among the concerned agencies. He arrived in Mumbai at 2355 Hrs. on Monday September 28,2026, where he was taken into custody by the CBI, BSFB, Mumbai and produced before the competent court and sent to jail custody.
The CBI on Tuesday arrested Proclaimed Offender Jharna Mistry (W/o co-accused Sanjay Mistry) from Ghoshpara, Santoshpur, South 24 Parganas District in West Bengal, in Post-Poll Violence Murder Case. The accused was at large since registration of FIR in 2021, and she never joined investigation/trial in this Case. The CBI had declared a Cash Reward of Rs.50,000 for her arrest.  
The CBI had taken over the said case on May 3, 2021. After investigation, the CBI filed Suppl. Chargesheet on 29.12.2021 against total 13 accused persons including Jharna Mistry. She was declared Proclaimed Offender by the ACJM, Barrackpore, North 24 Parganas District on October 03,2023. 

(Freelance Journalist)