Vijay Mallya extradition: Shringla says UK govt gave ‘best assurance’

Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said here on Saturday that India has made its best case on Vijay Mallya being wanted for economic offences and the Indian government has the “best assurance” from the UK authorities of his extradition to face charges of fraud and money laundering related to unpaid loans to his now-defunct Kingfisher Airlines.

During his two-day visit to the UK, Shringla held meetings with Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) officials to review the Roadmap 2030 strategy for an enhanced UK-India partnership.

Consular matters such as the extradition of economic offenders wanted in India to face charges were also raised during the wide-ranging discussions.