India, April 10 -- The Indian government has requested Moldova to extradite Ukrainian national Olena Stoian, one of the alleged masterminds of the Rs.177-crore Torres Jewellery fraud, who was recently detained in the eastern European country, according to officials aware of the developments.

The authorities in Moldova, which borders Ukraine, detained Stoian last month under an Interpol Red Corner Notice (RCN) issued in February at the request of the Enforcement Directorate (ED), officials said.

Once she was detained, the ED acted swiftly, submitting documents and evidence pertaining to the money-laundering case against Stoian to the central government to support the extradition request, officials said. The ED expects Moldova's response ...