The Bangalore police today informed a Delhi court that it has identified 159 properties belonging to liquor baron Vijay Mallya, but has not been able to attach any of them for the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) money laundering case relating to FERA violations.
The Bangalore police, through the Enforcement Directorate, told Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Deepak Sherawat that it was unable to attach Mr Mallya's properties as some of them had already been attached by the Enforcement Directorate's of Mumbai Zone and remaining assets were part of the liquidation proceedings.
Mr Mallya has been declared a proclaimed offender by the court on January 4 for evading its summons in the case.
The court allowed agency's plea and directed the Bangalore police to file a fresh report by October 11.
The court had on May 8 directed the attachment of Mr Mallya's properties in the case through the Bangalore Police Commissioner and sought a report on it. It had declared Mr Mallya a proclaimed offender for evading summons in a FERA violation case after noting that he had failed to appear despite repeated summonses.
The anti-money laundering agency had issued summons to the businessman in connection with the alleged payment of $200,000 to a British firm for displaying Kingfisher logo during the Formula One World Championships in London and some European countries in 1996, 1997 and 1998.
According to the investigating agency, Mr Mallya was summoned on four occasions for questioning in connection with the contract signed in December 1995 with London-based firm Benetton Formula Ltd for promotion of the Kingfisher brand abroad.
Mr Mallya, who had fled to the UK in March 2016, is also wanted in India for Kingfisher Airlines' default on loans worth nearly Rs 9,000 crore and some other matters.
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