Singapore has extradited an Indian national to US to face-charges in a-call-center fraud that scammed millions of dollars from victims in US, Justice Department announced. Hitesh Madhubhai Patel, 42, of Ahmedabad was scheduled to be arraigned Friday in Houston, Texas federal court for his role in a case that was first announced in 2016, charging 60 people with wire fraud and money laundering conspiracy.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) moved a special court in Mumbai today, seeking extradition of designer diamond jeweller Nirav Modi in connection with a money laundering case related to the USD 2 billion Punjab National Bank (PNB) loan fraud, officials said. It is understood that the extradition has been sought by the agency from the UK, Belgium and a few other countries.