Vijay Mallya

Indian businessman and politician

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June 2025 Mallya made a rare public appearance in Raj Shamani's podcast, giving a 4-hour long interview and claiming he repaid ₹14,000 crore against loans totaling ₹6,200 crore.
July 11 2022 The Supreme Court sentenced Mallya to four months in jail and imposed a Rs 2,000 fine for contempt of court in a 2017 case, related to transferring $40 million to his children in violation of court orders.
May 2020 Mallya filed an appeal in the UK Supreme Court against the extradition order.
April 1 2020 London High Court rejected Mallya's plea against extradition to India.
July 2019 Mallya was granted permission to appeal to London's High Court against his extradition.
December 2018 The court ruled that Mallya can be extradited to India to face fraud investigations.
June 16 2018 A United Kingdom court ordered Mallya to pay £200,000 to Indian banks and additional costs related to a worldwide freezing order.
October 3 2017 Mallya was arrested as part of a money-laundering case in London and released on bail.
May 9 2017 The Supreme Court of India found Mallya guilty of contempt of court and summoned him to appear on 10 July.
April 18 2017 Mallya was arrested by the UK Metropolitan Police extradition unit on fraud accusations and released on bail.
September 3 2016 Enforcement Directorate issued a second attachment order for additional assets, including a farmhouse, United Breweries shares, and flats in Bengaluru.
June 2016 Enforcement Directorate provisionally attached Mallya's Indian assets and properties against unpaid loans.
June 13 2016 A PMLA court declared Mallya a 'proclaimed offender' at the request of the Enforcement Directorate in connection with a money laundering probe.
May 2 2016 Resigned from his position as a Rajya Sabha MP after the ethics panel declared he should no longer be a member of the House. His resignation came a week after the panel's declaration and one day before a potential expulsion meeting.
April 18 2016 A special court in Mumbai issued an additional non-bailable arrest warrant in response to Enforcement Directorate allegations.
March 24 2016 The Ministry of External Affairs of India revoked Mallya's passport.
March 13 2016 A court in Hyderabad issued a non-bailable warrant for Mallya's arrest, while he remained at his estate near London.
March 2 2016 Vijay Mallya left India, stating he wanted to move to Britain to be closer to his children.
February 2015 Forced to resign as chairman of United Spirits, with a proposed $75 million severance payment blocked by Indian courts.
2012 Donated gold-plated doors to Kukke Subrahmanya temple, during the same period Kingfisher Airlines was shut down due to financial losses.
2012 On his 57th birthday, offered 3 kg of gold bricks to Venkateswara Temple, Tirumala.
2012 Ceded management control of United Spirits Limited to Diageo, while retaining a minority stake in the business.
2010 Re-elected to the Rajya Sabha as an independent member, with support from Janata Dal (Secular) and BJP. Also ended his tenure as National Working President of the Janata Party.
2010 Won the 'Entrepreneur of the Year' award at The Asian Awards.

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