Mr. Jaitley Can Talk On Malya Issue To UK On Monday

Senior Officials In London Had Indicated 

Vijay Mallya, the chief of the now defunct Kingfisher Airlines, had moved to Britain in March last year after banks sued him to recover around $1.4 billion owed by the airline. Earlier this month, the Indian government formally requested Britain to extradite him to India for standing trial for alleged loan default and money laundering. India and the U.K. have an extradition treaty since 1993, under which only one extradition from the U.K. to India has ever taken place, that of Samirbhai Vinubhai Patel in October, 2016, to stand trial for his alleged role in the 2002 riots in Gujarat. Mr. Jaitley refused to confirm if the issue of Mallya’s extradition would feature in his talks with senior British ministers, U.K. Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson on Monday and U.K. Chancellor Philip Hammond on Tuesday. However, senior officials in London had indicated earlier that the issue is likely to be on the agenda.