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Vijay Mallya diverted most of Rs 6,000-cr loan to shell firms in 7 nations

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CBI, ED preparing chargesheet to strengthen extradition case; Mallya alleged to have systematically duped banks by repaying some loan and borrowing more after gaining their confidence Strengthening the case for fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya's extradition from the United Kingdom, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) are reported to be preparing a charge sheet alleging the former liquor baron laundered a major chunk of the Rs 6,027-cr loan taken for the defunct Kingfisher Airlines. Mallya, the 61-year-old chief of the erstwhile Kingfisher Airlines who owes over Rs 9,000 crore to IDBI Bank and various other Indian banks, had fled India to escape legal proceedings in connection with default on the loan repayment. The money, borrowed from a consortium of banks led by State Bank of India, was allegedly diverted through shell firms in seven countries, including the United States (US), the UK, France and Ireland, The Times of I...

Vijay Mallya says he has enough evidence to prove his case, gets bail

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Mallya is wanted in India for Kingfisher Airlines' default on loans worth nearly Rs 9,000 cr LATEST NEWS :Vijay Mallya, the embattled tycoon who is wanted in India on loan defaults to several banks, on Tuesday claimed that he has "enough evidence" to plead his case as a UK court granted him bail until December 4. The 61-year-old former chief of erstwhile Kingfisher airlines appeared before Westminster Magistrates' Court here for his extradition case hearing. Chief Magistrate Emma Louise Arbuthnot granted bail to Vijay Mallya until December 4. The next hearing has been set for July 6. "I have not eluded any court...I have enough evidence to prove my case," Mallya told reporters outside the court. "I don't make statements to the media because anything I say is twisted. There is enough evidence, that will speak," he said. "I go to cheer India in a cricket match and it becomes a media frenzy. It's better I don...