Fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya, who has now lost all hopes of extending his stay in the UK after the High Court there dismissed his application to appeal his extradition order in that country’s Supreme Court, faces a minimum jail term of seven years if convicted in India.
After losing his appeal, he is expected to be extradited within the next 28 days, unless the UK Home Secretary Priti Patel decides to throw him a lifeline. “The matter of his extradition rests solely with Patel,” legal experts said.
The legal experts also said that the likelihood of his being able to stay back in the UK are remote. He will now be flown back to India whenever international flights resume, they said.
