The United Kingdom has assured India of expeditious action on its request for the custody of wanted persons, including businessman Vijay Mallya, during a two-day dialogue on issues related to extradition and mutual legal assistance that concluded here on Tuesday. In an official statement, the External Affairs Ministry said the meeting was held pursuant to the decision taken during the visit of U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May to India last November. The foreign delegation was headed by chief of the U.K. Central Authority for Extradition and Mutual Legal Assistance, the U.K. Home Office, representatives of the Crown Prosecution Service and the U.K. High Commission in Delhi. Indian agencies gave elaborate presentations on key legal aspects of the cases for which they had sought help under the 1993 Extradition Treaty and the 1995 Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) with the United Kingdom. He is currently in London and has refused to join legal proceedings back home despite the court’s intervention.

Source: The Hindu February 21, 2017 19:30 UTC