A post is widely circulated on social media claiming that the London Court had stated Rahul Gandhi as one of the key conspirators who assured a bank guarantee for the Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam accused Nirav Modi. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
The archived version of the post can be seen here.
Claim: The London Court confirmed Rahul Gandhi as one of the bank guarantors of PNB scam accused Nirav Modi.
Fact: On 25 February 2021, the Westminster Magistrates’ Court in the UK passed a judgement allowing the extradition of PNB scam accused Nirav Modi to India. The Westminster Magistrates’ Court did not state Rahul Gandhi is one of the bank guarantors of Nirav Modi in their judgement. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
When we searched to check whether the London Court had made any such observations about Rahul Gandhi’s involvement in the Punjab National Bank Scam case, we could not find any news report in this regard. If the UK Court had made any such statements, it would have been reported widely.
In March 2019, Nirav Modi was arrested in central London by UK authorities, reports of which can be seen here and here. On 25 February 2021, the Westminster Magistrates’ Court in the UK passed a judgement allowing the extradition of PNB scam accused Nirav Modi to India. In the judgement, the Westminster Magistrates’ Court did not mention Rahul Gandhi’s name, linking him to the PNB scam case. Rahul Gandhi’s name was not mentioned in the list of…
