UK not yet approached for extradition of Vijay Mallya: Swaraj

India has not yet approached the UK for extradition of liquor baron Vijay Mallya and former IPL Chairman Lalit Modi who are wanted by Indian investigators in multiple cases. In reply to a question, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said in New Delhi yesterday, in the case of Mallya, the Enforcement Directorate, ED had sent her Ministry the extradition request but certain changes were suggested and the probe agency is yet to



respond. 

She said, the ED has not sent the required documents to her Ministry in Lalit Modi case. She said, when her Ministry will get requests for extradition in both the cases, the Ministry will send them to the UK. Mrs Swaraj said, the previous UPA government had only sought deportation proceedings against Lalit Modi and it was only NDA government which is seeking his extradition. Both Mallya and Modi are wanted by the ED in its money laundering probe.