The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA)on Sunday April 24,2016 announced that it has revoked
the passport of Vijay Mallya, the wanted boss of Kingfisher Airlines,
starting the process of bringing him back to India.
“Having considered the replies filed by Shri Vijay Mallya to the show
cause notice, facts brought by Enforcement Directorate, and Non Bailable
Warrant under the PMLA Act, 2002 issued by Special Judge Mumbai, the
MEA revoked the passport of Shri Vijay Mallya under Section 10(3)(c) and
10(3)(h) of the Passports Act, 1967,” MEA spokesperson Vikas Swarup
tweeted.
The revocation of the Indian passport of Mr. Mallya comes a day after
the MEA declared that it had begun the procedure of consultation to
bring him to justice. “The government is committed to bring him back to
face justice. We are currently in the process of consulting various
agencies,” Mr. Swarup had informed during the weekly briefing of MEA on
Friday April 22,2016
The Enforcement Directorate had begun coordinating with the MEA to bring
Mr. Mallya back especially in view of his reluctance to disclose
overseas assets to the authorities. Mr. Mallya who flew away to London
in the first week of March amidst a major financial battle with his
creditors told the court on Thursday that the Banks in India should not seek details of his overseas properties.
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