UK COURT ORDERS EXTRADITION OF LIQUOR BARON VIJAY MALLYA

In a major win for the Narendra Modi government, the Westminster court in UK has ordered the extradition of fugitive liquor baron Vijay Mallya. He will now have 14 days to appeal against the extradition order.

Mallya, who faces a case of loan default to the tune of Rs 9,000 crore besides allegations of money laundering and diversion of loan funds for purposes other than they were meant for, had reiterated his offer to repay the loans. Stressing on the fact that the offer to repay was not linked to his extradition, Mallya said he would honour the verdict of the court.

Vijay Mallya has the option of going to a higher court. He has been out on bail since his arrest on an extradition warrant last year. The final decision on his extradition has now been referred to the UK Home Secretary.

This news comes after Agusta Westland middleman Christian Michel was extradited to India from the UAE.