The central agency issued a two-page clarification, saying the media reports in this context "have been distorted with speculative writing and wrong conclusions have been drawn"
68 of the fugitive's collections go for auction on March 26
The CBI is awaiting a response on its extradition request which was sent to the United Kingdom through the External Affairs Ministry in August last year
Sources in the Enforcement Directorate (ED) said they had been officially informed about UK Home Secretary Sajid Javid's move to forward the case to a London court about two days back
A spokesman for the foreign ministry said the government knew that Nirav Modi was in London
The British daily Telegraph reported that billionaire diamond tycoon, accused in the $2 billion PNB fraud case, has been tracked down by it to an 8 million pound apartment in London's West End
Nirav Modi is currently living in a three-bedroom flat occupying half of a floor of the landmark Centre Point tower block, where rent is estimated to cost 17,000 pounds a month, The Telegraph reported
Modi's bungalow was attached by the ED following his involvement in the Punjab National Bank fraud case
The properties were attached by the Enforcement Directorate under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002.
Nirav Modi, wanted in a Rs 14,000-crore scam at Punjab National Bank, has fled the country
On January 18, the finance ministry, issued an order to sack Rao and Sharan
Raigad Collector Suryawanshi said the bungalow was illegally built and flouted all environmental norms
This is the first time the country's biggest bank's exposure has been revealed in the case involving Mehul Choksi, who is among the prime accused in the Rs 13,500 crore fraud in PNB
Government sources said India continues to pursue Choksi's return with the government of Antigua through diplomatic and legal channels
The Centre said the PNB two executives failed in their capacity in the top management to justify their dismissal
The PNB has intimated the action to the stock exchanges
Modi feared for his safety given the violent threats made against him "as illustrated by the burning of his effigies", the reply to the court said
Modi also reiterated that he cannot return to India due to safety concerns and also because his case has been politicised
The bank said these fraudulent transactions had taken place over a number of years and amounted to $1.77 billion
A multi-agency probe is already underway into the fraud, which was mainly perpetrated by way of fraudulent Letters of Undertaking