The Enforcement Directorate has approached the Ministry of External Affairs for initiating extradition proceedings against former IPL chief Lalit Modi in connection with a money laundering case.
“The ED has sent us an extradition request. It is being examined by our legal experts. Once we make sure that it is in good shape, we will send it to the U.K. for consideration,” said MEA spokesperson Vikas Swarup on Thursday. Highlighting procedural issues, The Hindu had on July 2 last year reported that it might take almost a year for Indian agencies to initiate extradition proceedings against Mr. Modi. The ED had in August 2015 obtained a non-bailable warrant against him as he did not appear before the agency for questioning despite repeated summons.
The money laundering case was registered in December 2012 on the basis of an FIR lodged by former BCCI chief N. Srinivasan with the Chennai Police in October 2010.
