The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday countered the claim of beleaguered businessman Vijay Mallya that he had gone to Geneva for a meeting, saying, 'Who goes for a meeting with 300 bags?
The ED counsel also contended that Mallya's deportation order is proof that he had no intention of coming back to India. Mallya's lawyer Amit Desai on Tuesday completed his arguments and the ED's counsel D.N. Singh filed a rejoinder to them.
Mallya's lawyer has claimed that he left the country in the normal course and not under any suspicious condition to attend the 'WorldMotor Sport' meeting in Geneva. Mallya's lawyer had contended that the prime reason behind declaring the businessman a fugitive economic offender is to confiscate his properties and deprive him of his rights granted in the Constitution.
The ED's lawyer, Mr Singh contended that during a lengthy argument his lawyer had never said anything about his return, and argued that Mallya has no intention of returning to India.
The beleaguered business had left India on March 2, 2016 and is now based in Britain. A court in London Monday ordered the extradition of Mallya, wanted in India for alleged financial irregularities.
Vijay Mallya, facing charges brought by the Central Bureau of Investigation and the Enforcement Directorate, is wanted in India for alleged fraud and
money laundering amounting to an estimated Rs 9,000 crore.
money laundering amounting to an estimated Rs 9,000 crore.
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