Mallya has been in the UK since March 2016 +He was quickly released +MallyaNEW DELHI: Absconding loan-defaulter Vijay Mallya on Tuesday remained defiant and dismissed all charges against him as false as he arrived at a London court for an extradition hearing. "I deny all allegations against me. When asked about the "billion pounds" (Rs 9,000 crore approximately) he's accused of fleecing, the business man replied, "You can keep dreaming about a billion pounds; you don't know the facts so don't ask irrelevant questions. A CBI official had also flown in from Delhi for the hearing. 's defence team is being led by the firm Joseph Hague Aaronson LLP.

Source: Times of India June 13, 2017 11:48 UTC