LIVE: Vijay Mallya arrested by London's Scotland Yard, India wants him extradited

LIVE: Vijay Mallya arrested by London's Scotland Yard, India wants him extradited



Vijay Mallya, the boss of the now defunct Kingfisher Airlines, sneaked out of India in March, 2016. Mallya owes Rs 9,081 crore to a consortium of 17 Indian banks.


Vijay Mallya, the boss of the now defunct Kingfisher Airlines, was arrested by Scotland Yard in London days after India requested Britain to extradite the 'international businessman'. The liquor baron was arrested at about 9.30 am London local time and was taken to Westminster court.   British authorities have informed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) about Mallya's arrest.
Mallya, whose extradition India has been seeking since he fled to the United Kingdom in March last year, is wanted in various cases of foreign exchange violation and debt recovery. India has handed over a formal request to the British High Commission for his extradition.
  • Mallya will be brought back to India. The government is working towards it continuously, no one will be spared: Minister of State for Finance Santosh Gangwar to India Today.
  • UK Police has arrested Vijay Mallya under MLAT treaty, confirms CBI.
Mallya left India on March 2, 2016 for London, days after a consortium of 17 banks moved the Debt Recovery Tribunal to hear a July 2013 petition to recover dues of Rs 9,081 crore, including interest, that was loaned to his now defunct Kingfisher Airlines.
Mallya has since offered to negotiate with the banks for a one-time settlement of dues and sought the Supreme Court's intervention.
Banks had previously shot down Mallya's offer of Rs 6,868 crore in April 2016 to settle the dues.
last week, a Delhi court had issued an open-ended non-bailable warrant (NBW) against the liquor baron in case of alleged violation of the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act (FERA)

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