New Delhi: India has requested the UK government not to give asylum to fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya. The Government of India has said that it is in touch with the British Government regarding the immediate extradition of Vijay Mallya. Mallya, 64, is wanted on charges of fraud following the fall of his defective company Kingfisher Airlines in India. We are in touch with the British authorities for the early extradition of Vijay Mallya.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Anurag Shrivastava said in an online media briefing that we have requested the British side not to consider his asylum if requested by him. Britain said earlier this month that there was “another legal issue” that needed to be resolved before Vijay Mallya’s extradition could be arranged.
A British High Commission spokesman said “Vijay Mallya lost his appeal against extradition last month and was denied permission to appeal to the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. However, there is another legal issue that Mallya’s extradition There is a need to resolve before arranging. “The spokesman said” Under UK law, extradition cannot take place until it is resolved. The issue is confidential and we cannot go into details. We cannot infer that this problem How long will it take to resolve. We are trying to deal with it as soon as possible, “
