TEHRAN, MARCH 1 -Potential buyers have expressed strong early interest in a bankrupt U.S. firm of Indian jeweler Nirav Modi, who has been accused of involvement in a $2-billion bank fraud in India, court filings show.
TEHRAN,Young Journalists Club(YJC) -Potential buyers have expressed strong early interest in a bankrupt U.S. firm of Indian jeweler Nirav Modi, who has been accused of involvement in a $2-billion bank fraud in India, court filings show.
Firestar Diamond Inc filed for bankruptcy protection on Feb. 26 in the United States, following accusations that other firms led by Modi and his uncle colluded with officials of state-run Punjab National Bank (PNBK.NS) to secure unauthorized loans between 2011 and 2017.
Modi and his uncle Mehul Choksi, owner of Gitanjali Gems Ltd (GTGM.NS), left India in January before the fraud came to light, but have said in letters and statements they are innocent.
Indian investigators have, however, attached or seized assets belonging to Modi and his companies. Firestar is not named in the police complaint.
“Early expressions of interest in purchasing some or all of the debtors’ business operations have been strong,” Firestar Diamond said in a court filing on Wednesday.
It has also told secured lenders it was in discussions with lenders for debtor-in-possession financing as it weighed options.
Source:Reuters
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