UK Authorities Assure Extradition of Vijay Mallya

NEW DELHI:
The United Kingdom authorities on Tuesday assured Indian officials to extradite Vijay Mallya. On Monday, the Home Ministry forwarded to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) a court-issued request to bring back embattled liquor baron Vijay Mallya from the United Kingdom to India to face money laundering probe. In a communication to the MEA, the Home Ministry has provided it details of the Mumbai special court order which approved the Enforcement Directorate’s request to invoke the India-UK Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) to bring back Mallya to the country.
Earlier on Monday, the Home Ministry had forwarded a court-issued request to the Ministry of External Affairs to bring back Vijay Mallya from the United Kingdom to India. The Home Ministry had reportedly provided all the details of the Mumbai special court order which had approved the ED’s request to invoke the India-UK Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) to bring back Mallya to the country.