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UK and India ink pacts on return of illegal migrants and sharing intel

Kiren Rijiju (left) and Caroline Nokes sign the agreement

By: Sarwar Alam

India and the UK have signed two agreements on return of Indians, who are living in Britain as illegal migrants, and sharing criminal records and intelligence. The development comes close on heels of India seeking UK’s help in early extradition of liquor tycoon Vijay Mallya from Britain to face the law at home in connection with cases of fraud and money laundering amounting to around £1 billion. The memorandums of understanding (MOUs) were signed by UK’s Minister of Immigration Caroline Nokes and India’s Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju on Thursday. The new deals reflect increased co-operation between…

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