Priti Patel claims India linked migrant returns to Nirav Modi extradition

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Former UK Home Secretary Priti Patel asserted in a podcast that India refused to repatriate illegal immigrants from Britain as retaliation for delays in the UK's extradition of fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi.
An Indian official contested the claim, denying that deportations were linked to the extradition case.
Patel framed the deadlock as a diplomatic lever, while New Delhi portrayed its cooperation as routine and unrelated.
The dispute highlights friction over transnational fugitives and migration enforcement between the two countries, coming amid broader UK-India trade and diaspora diplomacy.
It remains unclear whether deportation processing was actually paused or whether Patel's characterization was political framing.
Watch for official statements from both home ministries and any movement on Modi's long-pending extradition appeal.

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