By: Sarwar Alam
Beleaguered liquor baron Vijay Mallya has been arrested in a second money laundering case filed by the Enforcement Directorate, the UK’s Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said today (3). The 61-year-old flamboyant businessman, already out on bail on an extradition warrant executed by the Metropolitan Police earlier this year, will be appearing before Westminster Magistrates Court in London this afternoon where he is expected to be bailed. “Vijay Mallya has been arrested on money laundering charges and will be appearing in court today,” a CPS spokesperson said. Sources in New Delhi said the arrest was pursuant to the extradition request made…
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