LONDON – Fugitive diamond tycoon Nirav Modi has been arrested in London at the request of Indian authorities.
The Metropolitan Police force says 48-year-old Modi was detained Tuesday in central London and held overnight in custody.
He is due to appear at London's Westminster Magistrates' Court on Wednesday.
A jeweler to Bollywood stars, Modi is wanted in India over allegations of banking fraud. Last year the international police organization Interpol issued a "red notice" for his arrest.
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