Fugitives Nirav Modi, Vijay Mallya now in trouble, as India sending its best team from Central Agencies to the UK. A high-level team of officers concerned from the CBI, ED, NIA would be heading soon to the UK to expedite fugitives. Nirav Modi, Vijay Mallya, defence dealer Sanjay Bhandari are India’s most wanted fugitives. PM Modi has brought up the issue of the extradition of fugitives in every India-UK trade-related meeting. Time and again, the delegations from the UK have faced India’s pressure for Vijay Mallya & Nirav Modi Extradition, as per sources. Vijay Mallya was ordered to be extradited by the British judiciary in 2019 and is yet to be sent to India. Nirav Modi has been held in custody at south London's Wandsworth prison since he was arrested in 2019. India and the United Kingdom have signed an extradition treaty on September 22, 1992.
16 January,2024 04:27 PM ISTIn his just-released memoir, Sidhartha Mallya, who is now an actor and mental health advocate, discusses his struggle with depression and OCD. Once a regular face on Mumbai’s party circuit, Sidhartha now prefers the quiet life. He wakes up before dawn, meditates, heads out for a walk, often with his dog, and then hits the gym, before going for acting class. He hasn’t sipped alcohol in three years—the irony that he belongs to a family that has been one of the biggest producers of alcohol in the world. The lifestyle change, however, was spurred by his mental health journey. Sidhartha suffered from depression in 2016 and was later diagnosed with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), a condition he realised he had been living with all along.
26 September,2021 12:00 AM IST | MumbaiDo you know why #NiravModi, #VijayMallya, and other fugitives settle in #London? #DanishKhan and #RuhiKhan’s recent book '#Escaped' offers a historical perspective on how the UK came to be a hub for those on the run from cases in India. In an interview, the authors break down the finer points of police investigation, extradition proceedings and legal loopholes that contribute to this phenomenon.
14 September,2021 12:00 AM IST | MumbaiInforming about liquor baron Vijay Mallya's status, MEA Spokesperson Vikas Swarup on Thursday said the Centre has written to the High Commission of United Kingdom in Delhi, requesting deportation of Mallya.
29 April,2016 09:52 AM ISTWatch angry Indian fans calling Vijay Mallya ‘CHOR’ at the Oval cricket ground in London after the India Vs Australia match!
10 June,2019 01:16 PM ISTAbsconding liquor baron Vijay Mallya was granted bail within hours after he was arrested in London on Tuesday on a fresh charge of money laundering brought by the Indian government.
04 October,2017 10:40 AM ISTIn a bizarre incident, a nationalized bank has frozen the account of Manmohan Singh, a farmer, for being a 'guarantor' to liquor baron Vijay Mallya, who is embroiled in charges of money laundering.
21 May,2016 03:22 PM ISTIn a major setback to liquor baron Vijay Mallya, the bankers led by SBI cap trustee on Friday took possession of the Kingfisher Villa in Panaji, Goa. The Villa, valued at Rs 90 crore, used to be Mallya's base in Goa and also the venue of many of the famous parties hosted for his IPL team Royal Challenger Bangalore players.
14 May,2016 01:55 PM ISTEmbattled liquor barren Vijay Mallya, who is facing allegations of money laundering, resigned from the upper house of Parliament. Mallya had left the country last month amid pressure from lenders to repay over Rs 90 billion owed by his now-defunct Kingfisher Airlines. He sent his resignation to the Ethics Panel of Rajya Sabha, the upper house of Parliament which had earlier recommended that he be expelled.
03 May,2016 12:14 PM ISTLiquor baron Vijay Mallya has refuted charges of diverting funds out of Kingfisher Airlines, stating that he had been on a 'forced exile'. In an interview with Financial Times, Mallya, who had left India on March 2 for UK, said his passport was seized in a haste and without any intimation.
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