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New Delhi has welcomed the decision of the UK Home Secretary to sign the order for Vijay Mallya’s extradition to India. MEA sources said in New Delhi that it is awaiting the early completion of the legal process for his extradition.
Reacting to the development, Union Minister Arun Jaitley said, Modi Government has cleared one more step to get Mallya extradited while Opposition rallies around the Saradha Scamsters.
UK Home Secretary Sajid Javid on Monday ordered the extradition of Vijay Mallya to India, in a major blow to the embattled liquor baron. The 63-year-old businessman had lost a legal challenge against his extradition in a British court in December.
Under the Extradition Treaty procedures, the Chief Magistrate’s verdict was sent to the Home Secretary because only he is authorised to order Mallya’s extradition.
Mallya is on bail on an extradition warrant executed by Scotland Yard in April 2017 after the Indian authorities brought fraud and money laundering charges amounting to 9,000 crore rupees against the former Kingfisher Airlines chief.
The UK court had said it was satisfied with the various assurances provided by the Indian government, including a video of the jail cell, which had not only been recently redecorated but was also far larger than the minimum requirement threshold.