Vijay Mallya

Sebi bars fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya from securities mkts for 3 yrs

Mallya, through an FII entity named Matterhorn Ventures, has indirectly trades in scrips of his group entities in India, thus concealing the true identity of his investments in securities market

Mumbai Special Court issues non-bailable warrant against Vijay Mallya

Vijay Mallya was declared a fugitive under the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act in 2019. The recent non-bailable warrant has been issued for a Rs 180 crore loan default

Vijay Mallya's son Siddharth set to tie the knot with girlfriend Jasmine

Siddharth Mallya is set to marry his girlfriend Jasmine. Siddhart shared the wedding information on his official Instagram account. Check details here

Nirav Modi, Mallya fled India due to agencies' delay in arrest, says court

Businessmen involved in multi-million dollar scams, such as Nirav Modi, Mehul Choksi and Vijay Mallya, were able to flee the country because probe agencies failed to arrest them at the proper time, a special court here said recently. Special judge M G Deshpande made the remark while hearing a plea of an accused booked under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) seeking modification in his bail condition. The court on May 29 accepted the plea of Vyomesh Shah, an accused in a money laundering case, to drop the bail condition of getting the court's prior permission to travel abroad. The detailed order was made available recently. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) had argued that allowing Shah's application would give rise to situations like Nirav Modi, Vijay Mallya and Mehul Choksi. Rejecting the probe agency's contention, the judge said, "I thoughtfully examined this argument and felt it necessary to note that all these persons fled because of the failure of the investigating

Raghav Chadha might have lost eyesight…: AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj

'Once recovered, Chadha will come back to India and join the party's campaign'

FIR filed over posters carrying picture of PM Modi with fugitives in Delhi

The Delhi Police has registered an FIR in connection with posters carrying a picture of Prime Minister Narendra Modi with fugitive businessmen Nirav Modi and Vijay Mallya that came up in several parts of central Delhi, an officer said on Wednesday. The posters carried the caption "Modi ka asli pariwar" (real family of Modi) with 'Bhartiya Yuva Congress' written at the bottom. A senior police officer said a case under Delhi Prevention of Defacement of Property Act has been registered against unknown persons at Tughlak Road Police Station and the posters have been removed. The case was registered at the complaint of an official from the New Delhi Municipal Council on Tuesday, he said. Police said the posters did not carry the name of the publisher or the person who put them up. PM Modi on Monday said 140 crore Indians are his "family," as he mounted a counter-offensive over RJD's Lalu Prasad's "no family" jibe at him. The BJP rallied behind its leader by launching a "Modi Ka Pariva

India's top team to hasten extradition of Mallya, Nirav Modi in UK: Report

The Indian team will be headed by a senior officer from the MEA. Some meetings have also been scheduled with UK officials to seek pending information on the seized assets of the wanted fugitives

Govt plans unique code to identify entities involved in financial offences

The Central Economic Intelligence Bureau under the finance ministry has created a repository of about 250,000 such offenders

Ex- IDBI GM conspired with Mallya over loan to Kingfisher Airlines: CBI

A senior IDBI Bank official allegedly conspired with businessman Vijay Mallya for sanction and disbursement of loan to the latter's Kingfisher Airlines, the Central Bureau of Investigation said in its supplementary chargesheet filed in a Mumbai court. Mallya is an accused in the alleged Rs 900-crore IDBI Bank-Kingfisher Airlines loan fraud case, which is being probed by the CBI. The Central agency had recently filed a supplementary chargesheet before a special CBI court here. As per the chargesheet, former IDBI Bank general manager Buddhadev Dasgupta abused his position, conspired with colleagues and Mallya in the matter of sanction and disbursement of short term loan (STL) of Rs 150 crore to Kingfisher Airlines in October 2009. Along with 11 accused named in the earlier chargesheets, the CBI has added the name of Dasgupta in the supplementary chargesheet filed recently. As per the CBI, the STL was requested for six months to meet certain critical obligations to overseas vendors,

Mallya bought properties in England, France while airline in crisis: CBI

Beleaguered businessman Vijay Mallya bought properties worth Rs 330 crore in England and France during 2015-16 even as his Kingfisher Airlines was facing a cash crunch at that time and banks had not recovered the loans defaulted by the liquor baron, the CBI has claimed in its supplementary chargesheet filed in a court here. Mallya is an accused in the alleged over Rs 900 crore IDBI Bank-Kingfisher Airlines loan fraud case being probed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The central agency recently filed a supplementary chargesheet before a special CBI court here. Along with all the 11 accused named in the earlier chargesheets, the probe agency has added the name of Buddhadev Dasgupta, former general manager of IDBI Bank in its latest supplementary chargesheet. The probe agency alleged that by abusing his official position, Dasgupta conspired with the officers of IDBI Bank and Vijay Mallya in the matter of sanction and disbursement of the short-term loan (STL) of Rs 150 .

SC dismisses Mallya's plea against bid to declare him fugitive offender

The Supreme Court Friday dismissed a plea by beleaguered businessman Vijay Mallya challenging the proceedings in a Mumbai court to declare him a fugitive economic offender and confiscate his properties. The apex court dismissed the petition for non-prosecution after the counsel representing Mallya submitted that he was not getting any instructions from the petitioner in the matter. The counsel for petitioner states that the petitioner is not giving any instructions to the advocate for the petitioner. In view of this statement, the petition is dismissed for non-prosecution, a bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Rajesh Bindal said. The top court, which had on December 7, 2018 issued notice to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Mallya's plea, had refused to stay the proceedings on the probe agency's plea before a special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court at Mumbai seeking the fugitive' tag for him under the Fugitive Economic Offenders' Act, 2018. On January 5, 2019, the .

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Can't establish contact with Vijay Mallya, his lawyer tells Supreme Court

The lawyer of fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya on Thursday told the Supreme Court that he was not receiving any communication from him and sought to be discharged from the case as a counsel. A bench of Justices D Y Chandrachud and Hima Kohli allowed the discharge of advocate E C Agrawala from the case and asked him to furnish the e-mail ID of the liquor baron along with his present residential address in the United Kingdom to the apex court registry. "Counsel seeking discharge the case because in spite of communication from his end, no instruction is forthcoming," the bench said and asked the lawyer to follow the process of discharge. Agrawala told the top court, "I want to be discharged from this matter as I am not receiving any instructions from my client. I am not able to establish contact with him. He is incommunicado for a long time." The top court discharged the lawyer from the two petitions filed by Mallya against the October 5, 2018 and September 13, 2019 orders of the ...

'Not receiving any instructions from Vijay Mallya', lawyer tells SC

Fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya's lawyer, facing extradition, told the Supreme Court on Thursday that he has been incommunicado for a long time and requested the court to discharge him

India at 75: Gupta to Mallya - 6 leaders who began well but lost their way

They started something big, different and new. But somewhere down the line, they lost their way, even landed on the wrong side of the law. Here's a look at six high-fliers who fell from grace

London or Londongrad? What makes the UK a hub for global 'dirty money'

According to reports, the 'questionable funds' in the UK amount to over $125 billion every year. What makes London a hub for money laundering? Find out here

Wilful loan defaults grow 10 times since 2012 to Rs 2.4 trn: Report

These defaulters have the capacity to repay their loans but choose not to do so, says a report

Mallya's $40-million transfer to family members that resulted in a $25 fine

Supreme Court penalises Vijay Mallya for disobeying its orders related to 2016 petition filed by SBI-led lenders' consortium

SC verdict in Mallya case will enhance recovery prospects: Bankers

Beyond the case, the decision also has demonstrative effect for sternly dealing with other big-ticket defaults, two senior officials with large banks said in a first-cut assessment.

Ten years on, ex-Kingfisher Airline employees wait for their dues

The Supreme Court has awarded a four-month sentence to the grounded airline's flamboyant owner Vijay Mallya in a contempt case