5 Facts About Nirav Modi

1. In June 2018, Nirav Modi was reported to have arrived to the UK where he applied for asylum with Britain's Home Office stating he was a victim of "political persecution" and denied any wrongdoing.

2. When he was 19, he and his father Deepak Nirav Modi moved to Mumbai to work in his uncle's business, Mehul Choksi, the head of Gitanjali Group, a retail jewellery company with 4,000 stores in India.

3. In June 2018, Nirav Modi was reported to be in the UK and has applied for political asylum in Britain.

4. In March 2018, Nirav Modi applied for bankruptcy protection in Manhattan, New York.

5. In April 2018, it was alleged Nirav Modi had found safe haven in Hong Kong.