In a development that Indian banks await since forever, last night, some media agencies reported that beleaguered liquor baron, Vijay Mallya, is likely to be extradited to India “anytime soon”.
Howevere, as per a report by TOI, Mallya’s personal assistant has said that he is not aware of any such development. In addition, the senior official in India’s high commission said that there’s is no such extradition happening as of now.
“There is no extradition happening as of now. The media have picked up an old statement of the CBI,” he said adding that “The situation has not changed. There are delays.”
Mallya has been living in London since 2016 after doping Indian banks for Rs. 9,000 crores. Mallya has exhausted all available legal options in the UK with the last appeal, which he lost in the UK top court on May 14 against his extradition to India.
However, as the false news of his extradition made it to the news, people soon took on social media to share hilarious memes about the same. Have a look: