evidence: Ever since the two escaped after being accused of fraud to the tune of thousands of crores, there was intense debate on social media about their political connections. And now, a post circulating on social media claims Nirav Modi told a London court that his share in the scam was only a third; the rest of the amount went to BJP. [...] In March 2019, India Today debunked a similar viral claim. Using a morphed "News 18" screenshot, it said Nirav Modi testified in court that he was forced by BJP leaders to escape from India. For this, he’d paid Rs 456 crore as commission to BJP leaders. [...] Nirav Modi was arrested in London in March 2019 and India has been trying to extradite him since. The UK courts have rejected the businessman’s bail pleas several times.