India submits 2,000-page proof against Mallya in UK court

Although excused from personally attending the hearing, Mallya made an appearance

India has presented 2,030 pages of what it claims to be evidence against 61-year-old businessman Vijay Mallya to extradite him to India. This was confirmed at a “case management hearing” at the Westminster Magistrates’ Court in central London on Thursday. The government of India was nearly two months late in giving details to support its original application in January, without which the matter could not progress.

In an unusual move, since the matter is sub-judice, the Indian High Commission in London combatively took on Mallya by saying: “Evidence regarding the falsities and misrepresentations made by Mallya and officials of the