Mallya to get same treatment as other prisoners: India to UK


New Delhi, Jul 19 (PTI): India has told UK authorities that all wanted Indians, including liquor baron Vijay Mallya, will get equal treatment like any other prisoner in India and the facilities in its jails are no less than what European nations have, a senior official said.

This was conveyed by Union Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi to his British counterpart Patsy Wilkinson, the second permanent secretary in the British Home Office, during a meeting last week in London.

The Indian delegation led by Mehrishi told the British authorities that whoever is extradited from the UK, he or she will be lodged in a proper jail with facilities on par with European jails, said the official, who did not want to be quoted.

However, the Indian team made it clear that no extradited persons will be given preferential treatment but would be treated like any other prisoner and asked the British authorities to convey this to the court in London.

This bears significance as Mallya has challenged the Indian government's move in the court to get him extradited from the UK saying the conditions in Indian jails are below standard.

The Indian delegation told their British counterparts that the cells in Indian jails are bigger than European jails and all jails have medical facilities with a proper hospital, the official said.

The home ministry has already written to the Maharashtra government to improve the conditions of its Arthur Road jail, where Mallya would be lodged if extradited from the UK, he said.

Mallya, who is wanted in India for Kingfisher Airlines' default on loans worth nearly Rs 9,000 crore, has been in Britain since March, 2016.

A court in London is hearing a case regarding his return to India. India has already assured Britain of all assistance in extradition matters to allow the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) to present water-tight cases before the courts there against Mallya.

Mehrishi visited London in the wake of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's talks with his British counterpart Theresa May in Hamburg, on the sidelines of the G20 meeting there recently.

Modi had asked for Britain's cooperation in sending "economic offenders" back to India.

A joint team of the ED and the CBI is currently in London to brief UK prosecution, working on the extradition of Mallya, and to submit fresh proof in the case.

The visiting officials of the two central probe agencies will also submit the charge-sheet filed by the Enforcement Directorate in the case last month in Mumbai, said a senior official in the probe team.

  

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  • hemanth, Bangalore

    Thu, Jul 20 2017

    But not if he transferred to Karnataka jails.

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  • Af,,, Mangalore

    Thu, Jul 20 2017

    Mallya will prefer mangalore jail, Biryanai ,kori sukka, bangude fry ub,king fisher is daily menu.

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  • Francis, Shirva

    Thu, Jul 20 2017

    Mallya is Kannadiga. If he is Gujarati, any one have daring / guts to ask about him?

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  • Wilson DSouza, Moodbidri

    Thu, Jul 20 2017

    Mallya remote controlling Indian Jails ...

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Thu, Jul 20 2017

    Now he will say 'He fears for his life in Indian Jails'.
    Chapter closed ...

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  • HENRY MISQUITH, Bahrain

    Thu, Jul 20 2017

    He can get all the facilities except calendar girls.

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  • Amith, USA

    Wed, Jul 19 2017

    First, Sign a Defence Deal of scrap arms, worth NOT less than 5 billions pounds with UK, then you speak to May, you may get a reply in June!!!! Otherwise Tusssss Pataka.

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  • Vishal, Mangalore

    Wed, Jul 19 2017

    The facilities in Indian jails at par with those in European jails! This could easily be the joke of the decade.

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  • Ajay, Mangalore

    Wed, Jul 19 2017

    Just think about it; kingfisher airlines made a loss and is having a loan of 9000 cr. now Air india is in a debt of 30000 cr.

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  • Swamy, Mangalore

    Wed, Jul 19 2017

    Taking a que from Karnataka prisoner Sasikala centre is mulling giving same treatment to Mallya somewhere in Himalayan resort in a porshe location with 5 star facilities. BJP will be boasting we have brought Mallya back and is under tight security and is serving severe jail sentence. " Saanp Bi Mare Lathi Bi Na Toote"

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  • Santan Mascarenhas, Kinnigoli/Mumbai

    Wed, Jul 19 2017

    Having seen jail and other facilities (two of my relatives were Police Inspectors in Mumbai), I can bluntly say, whatever is said about Indian jail facilities is nothing but a biggest lie. Our jail cells may be bigger, but we put 4 to 5 prisoners in one cell. The hygiene, food and behavior of police is horrible here. For, Mallya, there can be exception.

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  • Anand Kumar, Mangalore

    Wed, Jul 19 2017

    Chor machaye shor! What a crooked number7?

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  • Mangala Poojarthi, Kundapura/Bengaluru

    Wed, Jul 19 2017

    This Modi Mantra is excellent in pacifying people through media. Over the phone he will tell them "treat him very well with all his best quality McDowell's. he is the major sponsor of my 2019 election".

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  • Mark Dcruz, Mangalore

    Thu, Jul 20 2017

    "Single Malt scotch " .

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  • Swamy, Mangalore

    Wed, Jul 19 2017

    Do you want us to forget about Lalit Modi intentionally????.

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  • NM, Mangalore

    Wed, Jul 19 2017

    Same treatment as other prisoners: like Sasikala?

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Wed, Jul 19 2017

    Why India is giving an opportunity for UK to reject.
    Goalmal Hai Bai ...

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  • ASIF, Mangalore

    Wed, Jul 19 2017

    if he come to India, siddu will earn too much, better let him be in UK

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  • Ahmed, Bangalore

    Wed, Jul 19 2017

    Facilities in India are like European standards is a laughable matter. Just one should pay a casual visit to these countries prison and one will realize how pathetic & unhygenic Indian Prisons are compared to Europe and US prisons. Compare their food with Indian food in Prison, not even hungry beggars since several days would like to eat such food.

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  • vnayak, Mangalore/Switzerland

    Wed, Jul 19 2017

    Sasikala's prison is of course of great comfort that Mallya might like.

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