Vijay Mallya extradition: UK court begins hearing on plea
New Delhi: UK’s Royal Courts of Justice has commenced hearing on fugitive liquor baron Vijay Mallya’s plea against his extradition to India to face fraud and money laundering charges amounting to ₹9,000 crore. The hearing will be held until Thursday, with a verdict likely soon after or at a later date.
The 64-year-old former Kingfisher Airlines boss, who is on bail since his arrest on an extradition warrant in April 2017, had sought permission from the High Court to appeal against the extradition order.
Mallya’s counsel Clare Montgomery said the extradition order passed by Westminster Magistrate’s Court in December 2018 had “multiple errors” and was “plain wrong” in accepting Indian authorities’ assertions that he had fraudulent intentions.
