A special court in Mumbai today issued an order allowing the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to begin extradition proceedings against former IPL chairman Lalit Modi in connection with its money laundering probe against him and others. Officials said the agency had placed a request in this regard before the special court for extraditing Modi from the United Kingdom as its Interpol notice against the ex-IPL boss was yielding no results. They said the request was granted by the court of special judge P R Bhavake which had earlier issued a non-bailable<br/>warrant against Modi in the same case on the basis of which the ED got an Interpol Red Corner Notice (RCN) issued last year.<br/><br/>The agency, they said, will now send the extradition request to the Ministry of External Affairs which is expected to subsequently send it to the authorities in the UK for final<br/>execution.<br/><br/>They added ED investigators have substantial evidence to state that Modi is based in the UK at present. The ED has been wanting Modi to "join investigations" in a case relating to T-20 cricket Indian Premier League (IPL) competition after an FIR was registered against him and others under the provisions of Prevention of Money Laundering Act. The ED is probing Modi, the IPL and its executives for alleged violation of anti-money laundering laws after registering a criminal FIR in 2012. The FIR was filed after the central agency took cognisance of a cheating complaint filed by former BCCI chief N Srinivasan against Modi and half a dozen others with the Chennai police.

A special court in Mumbai today gave the nod to Enforcement Directorate (ED) to extradite former IPL chief Lalit Modi for his alleged involvement in cases of money laundering. Media reports say that the ED has initiated diplomatic efforts to bring him back to India. In 2009, Modi left India soon after the ED started an investigation against him in the money laundering case. A few months back, the Mumbai wing of ED had requested it's head office in Delhi to send it's application seeking a red corner notice against Modi. The agency is investigation a case under the prevention of money laundering Act or PMLA . The PMLA case against Modi is based on a criminal complaint filed by the BCCI in 2010, accusing him of misappropriation of funds during his tenure as IPL chief.