Mallya, who has defaulted on payment of Rs.9,000 crore to various banks, is currently in Britain.
AB Wire
NEW DELHI: British government has told India that it cannot deport liquor baron Vijay Mallya but has called for requesting mutual legal assistance or extradition.
“The UK Government has informed us that under the 1971 Immigration Act, the UK does not require an individual to hold a valid passport in order to remain in the UK if they have extant leave to remain as long as their passport was valid when leave to remain or enter the UK was conferred,” Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Vikas Swarup said in a statement.
“They have asked the Indian government to consider requesting mutual legal assistance or extradition”, he added.
Mallya, who has defaulted on payment of loans of Rs.9,000 crore to various banks, is currently in Britain.
Last month, India cancelled Malaya’s passport and had formally requested UK government that he be deported.
Last week, he pre-empted his expulsion from the Rajya Sabha by sending a resignation letter, saying he didn’t want his name and reputation to be “further dragged in the mud”.