Will continue to pursue further legal remedies: Vijay Mallya on UK High Court ruling

Embattled liquor baron Vijay Mallya on Tuesday said he will continue to pursue further legal remedies a day after the UK High Court dismissed his appeal against a lower court order to extradite him to India.

Mallya, promoter of the defunct Kingfisher Airlines, insisted that as per the UK High Court ruling, the allegations against him and others are specifically and only related to three tranches of borrowing from IDBI Bank for a total of Rs 900 crore in 2009, and not what has been reported that he has to face trial in Indian courts for Rs 9,000 crore fraud.

“I am naturally disappointed with the High Court decision. I will continue to pursue further legal remedies as advised by my lawyers,” Mallya said in a series of tweets.