London: Fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi who is listed as wanted in India in connection with money laundering case and the nearly USD 2 billion Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud, is set to appear on Thursday before a UK court for his customary 28-day remand hearing. The 48-year-old fugitive diamond merchant is likely to be informed of the dates for his trial on the extradition charges brought by the Indian government, being represented in London at Westminster Magistrates' Court by the UK's Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).

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