Mallya's extradition to India: Shah says entire credit goes to PM

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Dec 10 2018 | 8:45 PM IST

BJP president Amit Shah Monday said the credit of a UK court ordering extradition of fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya to India "entirely" goes to Prime Minister Narendra Modi who ensured that agencies were unrelenting in their pursuit of the man who "bled" banks here.

The UK court ordered Mallya's extradition and said there were substantial "misrepresentations" in the flamboyant billionaire's characterisations of his financial dealings, in a major boost to India's efforts to bring back the fugitive wanted for alleged bank fraud amounting to an estimated

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First Published: Dec 10 2018 | 8:45 PM IST

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