UK court declares Vijay Mallya as ‘bankrupt’
The Indian banks were represented by the law firm TLT LLP and barrister Marcia Shekerdemian.
The Indian banks were represented by the law firm TLT LLP and barrister Marcia Shekerdemian.
Given the social distancing measures being followed by prisons and courts, District Judge Samuel Goozee had conceded that Modi can follow the proceedings via videolink rather than the norm of being produced in person.
With this, Nirav Modi becomes only the second accused so far under the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act (FEOA) to have been declared a 'fugitive economic offender' after Vijay Mallya.
The Westminster Magistrates Court ordered the Metropolitan Police to place him in its custody till the next hearing on August 22.
The 47-year-old Assange faces an 18-count indictment issued by the US Justices Department last month.
Gandhi alleged that AK Sharma, a Gujarat-cadre officer in the CBI played a crucial role in weakening the lookout notice against Mallya.
Gandhi’s attack has come a day after Mallya claimed that he met Jaitley before leaving India. Mallya is wanted in India for his alleged role in a multi-crore bank loan fraud case.
Congress president Rahul Gandhi said that PM Narendra Modi should launch an independent probe into the matter after Vijay Mallya said he met Arun Jaitley.
Mallya’s claim of meeting the Finance Minister before fleeing triggered a controversy in India. Arun Jaitley rebuffed Mallya’s claim stating that he had “never given him (Mallya) any appointment to meet me” since 2014.
Mallya's defence team has deposed a series of expert witnesses to claim he had no "fraudulent" intentions and that he is unlikely to get a fair trial in India.
