India has asked the British government to not consider asylum to fugitive business tycoon Vijay Mallya if requested by him and has been in touch with the British authorities for his early extradition.
“We have been in touch with the UK authorities for early extradition of Vijay Mallya. We have also requested the UK side not to consider his asylum if requested by him,” Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said in an online media briefing on Thursday.
Mallya, who owes about Rs 9,000 crore to Indian banks and has been charged with criminal conspiracy and fraud, was denied permission last month to appeal to the UK’s Supreme Court against an extradition order by the high court in London. Mallya denies the charges against him and is currently on bail.
