Request for Vijay Mallya extradition certified by British govt: MEA
Fugitive industrialist Vijay Mallya owes over Rs9,000 crore to different banks, including the State Bank of India, as part of loans extended to his now-defunct Kingfisher Airlines. Photo: PTI
The UK government has acted on India’s request to extradite businessman Vijay Mallya, forwarding India’s letter to a UK district court for possibly issuing an arrest warrant, the foreign ministry said on Friday.
“A formal extradition request in respect of Vijay Mallya as per extradition treaty between India and UK was handed over to the British High Commission in New Delhi” in February, said Indian foreign ministry spokesman Gopal Baglay.
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