Fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi on Thursday lost the bid to take his fight against extradition to India on charges of fraud and money laundering to the United Kingdom (UK) Supreme Court, a report by news agency Reuters said.

Fugitive Nirav Modi loses bid to appeal extradition to India in UK Supreme Court

Nirav Modi, fighting extradition to India, is unlikely to get a fair trial there due to the politicisation of his case and he faces a "high risk of suicide" due to the lack of adequate medical facilities in Indian prisons, his legal team told a UK court on Tuesday.

Nirav Modi faces suicide risk in India, UK court told

A judge in the UK court said on Tuesday that Nirav Modi does possess the "means" to flee the UK while hearing fugitive diamond merchant's appeal against a lower court's order to deny him bail.

Nirav Modi does possess means to flee UK, says judge during diamond merchant's bail plea hearing

Fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi, wanted in India on fraud and money laundering charges amounting to USD 2 billion, spent Holi behind bars in one of England's most overcrowded jails on Thursday, a day after a UK judge rejected his bail application.

Not a very Happy Holi for Nirav Modi in UK jail

India Thursday welcomed the arrest of bank fraud accused Nirav Modi by British authorities in London, and said it was engaged with the UK for his extradition at the earliest.

India engaged with UK for earliest extradition of Nirav Modi: MEA

Non-bailable warrant issued against Nirav Modi's wife

Police on Tuesday arrested fugitive billionaire diamantaire Nirav Modi London's Holborn metro station. Modi is the prime accused in Punjab Nation Bank (PNB) scam.

PNB scam involving Nirav Modi: Timeline and how the events unfolded leading to his arrest 

Absconding Indian billionare Nirav Modi arrested in London

Nirav Modi, the main accused in the US $2 billion PNB loan fraud case, has been arrested in London, Scotland Yard said on Wednesday, in a major boost to India's efforts to bring back the fugitive diamantaire.