Indian govt holds talks with UK administration on Vijay Mallya extradition

The Indian government on Monday held talks with the UK on fugitive liquor baron Vijay Mallya's immigration and extradition process to get a postive outcome. Mallya's extradition hearing is scheduled to start from December 4 in London's Metropolitan Magistrates' Court.

Kiren Rijiju, Minister of State for Home Affairs, led the Indian delegation, which discussed the issue in details with the UK delegation led by UK's Minister of State for Immigration Brandon Lewis.

"The discussions covered a



variety of important issues ranging from cooperation in matters of immigration, tackling extremism, extradition, cyber crimes, sharing of criminal records and social security for Indian workers returning from the UK," a senior Union Home Ministry official told Mint.

With over Rs 9,000 crore debts to Indian lenders, Mallya had fled to the UK in March 2016. Indian investigating agencies such as the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) have accused Mallya of money laundering.