Vijay Mallya arrest: Scotland Yard issues statement, court grants him bail

Vijay Mallya, 61 (18/12/1955), was arrested on behalf of the Indian authorities in relation to accusations of fraud.

He was arrested after attending a central London police station, and will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court later today, 18 April.

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On appearing before the Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, Mallya was granted bail. His arrest comes after Finance Minister Arun Jaitley’s recent meeting with UK authorities, where a formal request for extradition was issued as per the India-UK Extradition Treaty. Mallya, who owes over Rs 9,000 crore to a consortium of banks, fled the country last March.

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