Jeweler to the Stars Flees as India Seethes Over Bank Fraud
Jeweler to the Stars Flees as India Seethes Over Bank Fraud NEW DELHI — Nirav Modi brightened Kate Winslet’s earlobes and made Taraji P. Henson’s collarbone glitter.
A jeweler to the stars, Mr. Modi attained wealth and fame at home in India in a few short years. He socialized with British royalty and rubbed elbows with Donald Trump Jr. He opened an opulent outlet on Madison Avenue in New York. In January, he met with Narendra Modi, India’s prime minister and no relation, at the annual gathering of the world’s elite in Davos, Switzerland.
Photo Clockwise from top left: Taraji P. Henson at the Oscars in 2017, Naomi Watts at the jeweler’s boutique opening in New York in 2015, Kate Winslet at the Oscars in 2016 and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley at a Nirav Modi dinner in London. Credit From upper left: Jordan Strauss/Invision, via Associated Press; Jamie McCarthy, via Getty Images; Jordan Strauss, via Invision, via Associated Press; David M. Benett, via Getty Images for Nirav Modi Today, he is..