The Vijay Mallya Saga: From Tycoon to Fugitive
- 09-Jun-2025
On June 5, 2025, Vijay Mallya, once India’s flamboyant liquor baron and airline magnate, re-entered the public eye with a four-hour podcast appearance on Raj Shamani’s Podcast. Titled “Vijay Mallya Podcast: Rise & Downfall Of Kingfisher Airlines, Loans & RCB,” the episode garnered over 2.8 million views, reigniting debate over his legacy. Breaking his nine-year […]
Modi arrested in London, British police say
- 20-Mar-2019
Fugitive billionaire jeweller Nirav Modi had been arrested in London on behalf of the Indian authoritie
Britain orders extradition of Indian tycoon Vijay Mallya
- 05-Feb-2019
Mallya is accused in India of conspiracy to defraud, making false representations and money-laundering offences
Indian tycoon Mallya to be extradited on fraud charges
- 10-Dec-2018
LONDON: Indian tycoon Vijay Mallya should be extradited from Britain to India to face fraud charges resulting from the collapse of his defunct Kingfisher Airlines, a London court ruled on Monday. India wants to bring criminal action against Mallya, 62, whose business interests have ranged from aviation to liquor, over $1.4 billion in loans Kingfisher […]
India to seize property of super-rich fugitives: document
- 21-Apr-2018
NEW DELHI: Indian authorities will be empowered to seize properties of super-rich fugitives whose economic offences or crimes involve sums over 1 billion rupees ($15 million), according to a government document seen by Reuters on Saturday. The move comes as the country reels from a series of banking scandals, including a $2 billion fraud at […]