Mallya Gets Bail After Brief Arrest, But MEA Says Extradition Soon

Vijay Mallya is wanted in India for a loan default of over Rs 9,000 crore.

• Liquor baron Vijay Mallya was arrested by the Scotland Yard in London on Tuesday.
  
• Mallya was produced at the Westminster Magistrates’ Court.
  
• Approximately three hours after his arrest, Mallya was granted bail by the court.
  
• ED lawyer, Hiten Venegaonkar, said the arrest was to secure his presence and the agency did not expect jail custody.
  
• Mallya later tweeted and dismissed news of his arrest as “usual Indian media hype”.
  

'Glad Some Media Putting Facts in Perspective'

A few hours after his release, Mallya was seen being active on Twitter and personally responding to several people, including news publications.

He tweeted saying he was thankful for some publications “putting facts in perspective”.

Glad that some media are putting facts in perspective. Surrender of passport, arrest,bail all part of normal extradition proceedings.

— Vijay Mallya (@TheVijayMallya) April 18, 2017

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MEA Statement on Mallya's Arrest

The External Affairs Ministry issued a statement on Mallya’s arrest, saying:

His arrest in London today was in connection with request by the Government of India to UK authorities for his extradition. Legal process in this regard is underway in the UK. The two governments are in touch in this context.