January 08, 2025 09:32 pm (IST)
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I will not speak to media, don't waste your efforts: Vijay Mallya
London, Mar 13 (IBNS): Liquor baron Vijay Mallya, who owes over Rs 9000 crore to banks, on Sunday made it clear that he will not speak to media and that he is being hunted down by the UK mediapersons.
He also advised media to not seek for his comments as that will be a wasted effort.
The liquor baron's whereabouts is still a mystery though several media reported from Hertfordshire near London as his possible place of stay now, according to media reports.
Mallya earlier tweeted: "I am an international businessman. I travel to and from India frequently. I did not flee from India and neither am I an absconder. Rubbish."
A consortium of banks, led by the State Bank of India, had filed a petition with the Supreme Court that Mallya's passport be impounded and he should not be allowed to leave the country. They feared that he may fly to London to avoid his lenders, according to reports.
The SC issued a notice to Mallya on Wednesday and asked him to reply within two weeks why his passport should not be impounded.
Meanwhile, the Debt Recovery Tribunal has also barred Mallya from accessing the Rs 515 crore severance pay he is to receive from Diageo for stepping down as the chariman of the UB Group.
On charges of defaulting on loan, the Karnataka High Court had recently issued a notice to the liquor baron on a petition filed by State Bank of India (SBI) and 17 other banks seeking his arrest.
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