AGENCY
LONDON: Fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya was on Sunday heckled by cricket fans who chanted “chor, chor” (thief, thief) as he arrived to watch the India vs South Africa Champions Trophy match at The Oval cricket ground here
The 61-year-old chief of the now-defunct Kingfisher Airlines, who has been living in self-imposed exile in Britain since last year and is facing extradition proceedings in UK courts, walked speedily past Indian fans outside the stadium
“Chor gaya chor (there goes a thief) and chor, chor (thief, thief),” were among the chants that could be heard from the crowds
Mallya, whose Kingfisher Airlines allegedly owes more than INR 9,000 crore to various banks, had left India on March 2016. The UK?s Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is currently working on extradition proceedings against him based on evidence provided by Indian authorities.
