Official sources said Mallya has been summoned to appear before investigators of the ED here on March 18.
"The summons have been issued to Mallya under provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act in connection with the IDBI case," they said.
The sources said Mallya has also been asked to furnish documents related to his personal finances.
"We had summoned Raghunathan and he appeared before us for questioning this morning.
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"His questioning is important to throw light on various financial transactions, as many of them are in his personal domain," said an ED official.
The ED had issued summons to over half a dozen officials of the IDBI bank and Vijay Mallya-owned Kingfisher Airlines(KFA) under provisions of the PMLA wherein all the individuals have been asked to submit details about their personal finances and Income Tax Returns (ITRs) of last five years to the investigators.
The ED recently registered a money laundering case against
Mallya and others based on a CBI FIR registered last year. The agency is also investigating the overall financial structure of Kingfisher Airlines and will look into any payment of kickbacks.
The ED has pressed charges under various sections of the PMLA against Mallya and others named in the CBI complaint.
The CBI had booked Mallya, director of Kingfisher Airlines, the company, Raghunathan and unknown officials of IDBI Bank in its FIR alleging that the loan was sanctioned in violation of norms regarding credit limits.
The Attorney General had informed the Supreme Court on Wednesday that he has been informed by CBI that that Mallya has left the country on March 2.