Issues related to Vijay Mallya, Lalit Modi and Nirav Modi figured in the conference, main said.New Delhi: India today looked for the aid of United Kingdom for early extradition of alcohol baron Vijay Mallya and previous IPL honcho Lalit Modi, together with finding diamantaire Nirav Modi throughout the third Indo-UKhome affairs dialogue in Delhi, authorities stated.
New Delhi likewise asked London not to permit the British area to be utilized for anti-India activities by Kashmiri and Khalistani separatists.
We have sought the help of the authorities in the UK in extradition of our wanted individuals.
The procedure is on and everybody knows due to the fact that of our proactive action, Vijay Mallya had to go to a court in the UK, a main privy to the two-hour long conference in the capital city.
While the Indian delegation was led by Union Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba, the UK group was led by Patsy Wilkinson.
Problems related to Vijay Mallya, Lalit Modi and Nirav Modi figured in the meeting, authorities said.
India also sought the UKs help in extradition of alleged cricket bookmaker Sanjiv Kapur and legal assistance in prosecution of 16 other alleged crooks.
Vijay Mallya, facing CBI and ED examinations, is implicated of defrauding Indian banks of Rs 9,000 crore.
He left India on March 2, 2016, and was apprehended by Scotland Yard in 2017 on an extradition warrant.
Out on bail, Vijay Mallya is combating the extradition case in a UK court.
Nirav Modi and his uncle Mehul Choksi, who left India early this year, are wanted by authorities for presumably deceiving Punjab National Bank of Rs 13,000 crore.
Lalit Modi left India after being charged with money laundering.
During the discussion, India also raised the visa problems faced by its nationals, consisting of delays in visas to trainees, the high amount charged for UK visas and lengthy waiting period for traveler visas.
Matters associated with the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty and conditioning of intelligence-sharing system were also used up, another official stated.
The India-UK house affairs dialogue was established during British Prime Minister Theresa Mays see to India in November 2016.
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