New Delhi: A UK court on Monday dismissed fugitive liquor baron Vijay Mallya’s appeal against extradition to India.
“We consider that while the scope of the prima facie case found by the Senior District Judge (SDJ) is in some respects wider than that alleged by the respondent in India. There is a prima facie case which, in seven important respects, coincides with the allegations in India,” a part of the order by the UK court read.
A CBI spokesperson confirmed to ANI that the “UK high court dismissed Mallya’s appeal against his extradition to India.”
United Kingdom Court dismisses Vijay Mallya’s appeal for extradition to India. https://t.co/GMd65qgzOM pic.twitter.com/ghsb9Du1OY
— ANI (@ANI) April 20, 2020
The 64-year-old businessman had begun the lengthy appeals process in the UK court in February this year against an order to extradite him to India to face multiple charges relating to the collapse of Kingfisher Airlines.
It followed a ruling by a lower court — the Westminster Magistrate’s Court — in December 2018 – that Mallya should be sent to India to face the charges, including one of money laundering to the tune of Rs 9,000 crore.
The businessman fled India in March 2016 and has been living in the UK since then. (ANI)
