Vijay Mallya to be extradited soon? Govt makes official request to UK

The government said there is a legitimate case against Mallya based on which it has approached the British government with a request to extradite the liquor baron, who has been living in London since sneaking out of India in March 2016.

The noose in tightening on Vijay Mallya, boss of the now defunct Kingfisher Airlines, as the government today officially requested Britain to extradite him. Mallya, who has been living in London since sneaking out of India last March, is wanted in India in loan default case of over Rs 9000 crore.

The government said there is a legitimate case against Mallya based on which it has approached the British government with a request to extradite the liquor baron.

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"We've today handed over the request for extradition of Vijay Mallya as received from the CBI to the UK High Commission in New Delhi. We have extradition treaty with Britain and legitimate case against Mallya. We made request, now, it's for British authorities to take further action," Minister of External Affairs spokesperson Vikas Swarup told reporters in New Delhi.

Swarup also said India is yet to make an extradition request for former IPL Chairman Lalit Modi.

Last month, a CBI court had issued a non-bailable warrant against Mallya in the Rs 720-crore IDBI Bank loan default case. Mallya, whose now-defunct Kingfisher Airlines owes more than Rs 9,000 crore to various banks, had left India on March 2, 2016.

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