A special court in Mumbai has allowed Nirav Modi’s sister and her husband to become witnesses against the fugitive diamantaire in two cases filed by the Enforcement Directorate in the Punjab National Bank scam, The Indian Express reported on Wednesday.
Purvi Mehta, a Belgian national and her husband Maiank Mehta, a British national, had filed applications in the court last month stating that they could provide “substantial and important evidence” and access to bank accounts, assets, companies and entities relevant to Modi’s dealings. In her application for pardon, Purvi Mehta said that she was not a prime accused in the case and has been attributed only a limited role by the investigating agency, according to PTI.
The Mehtas’ lawyer Amit Desai submitted to the court that the professional and personal lives of the couple had been brought to a standstill due to Modi’s alleged criminal activities and that they have distanced themselves from him, the Hindustan…