LONDON — Indian entrepreneur Vijay Mallya, once a leading figure among India’s business elite, has resumed his long-running fight against extradition to India on money laundering allegations. Mallya’s lawyer, Clare Montgomery, said in Westminster Magistrates Court Wednesday that the charges presented by the Indian government against Mallya are not justified. Defending the Indian tycoon, Montgomery provided a detailed rebuttal of the government’s case that Mallya had submitted false information on loan applications involving huge sums. She called the Indian government case against Mallya “bizarre” and said the Indian government’s own evidence undercuts the allegations against Mallya, who sat impassively in the dock during the proceedings. For his part, Mallya told reporters outside the courtroom that the charges against him were politically motivated.

Source: National Post September 12, 2018 10:48 UTC