Fugitive Billionaires

The United Kingdom has no intention of becoming a place where those seeking to evade justice can hide, British Security Minister Tom Tugendhat said, amid India's continuing push for extradition of billionaire fugitives Vijay Mallya and Nirav Modi.

The Delhi High Court has directed PNB scam accused Mehul Choksi to deposit Rs 2 lakh with it before proceeding further with his appeal challenging the dismissal of his plea to pre-screen the 'Bad Boy Billionaires' docuseries on Netflix.

As a young child in the 1980s, Anthony Constantinou lost his father, Aristos, a fashion tycoon who was shot dead in a still-unsolved murder on a London street known as Billionaires' Row.

Hong Kong billionaire Joseph Lau has sold dozens of mostly Hermes bags for HK$25.2 million ($3.2 million) in an auction by Sotheby's.

A Parliamentary Committee on External Affairs has submitted its report where it has expressed concern "with the delays in extradition of fugitives" and said the "process should be expedited in each case".

Fugitive billionaire Vijay Mallya has applied to UK Home Secretary Priti Patel for "another route" to be able to stay in the UK, the liquor tycoon's barrister representing him in bankruptcy proceedings in the High Court of London confirmed during a remote hearing on Friday.

Fugitive billionaire Vijay Mallya's assets in France worth 1.6 million euros have been seized by the Enforcement Directorate, the probe agency said in a statement today.

Fugitive businessman and diamantaire Mehul Choksi, who is an accused in the Punjab National Bank scam, during the hearing on an appeal against Netflix's documentary titled Bad Boy Billionaires: India on Wednesday asked the Delhi High Court whether the streaming service is permitted to violate an individual's fundamental rights.

Fugitive diamond merchant Mehul Choksi's plea to pre-screen the Netflix documentary "Bad Boy Billionaires" on corruption by India's tycoons has been dismissed by the Delhi High Court. Mr Choksi can, however, file a civil suit if he still wants to pursue the matter, Justice Navin Chawla said after a two-hour hearing today.

Fugitive billionaire Mehul Choksi is a "crook" and "adds no value to our country", said the Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda where the diamond trader has taken citizenship. Antigua - among the many tax havens in the Caribbean - has no extradition treaty with India. The Prime Minister said that the businessman will be extradited to India, sayin...

The brother of fugitive billionaire Nirav Modi, wanted in India for bank fraud, can be arrested in any country, with the Interpol putting out a red corner notice. The request to law enforcement agencies worldwide to locate and provisionally arrest Nehal Deepak Modi came from the Enforcement Directorate, sources said.

A Beijing skyscraper confiscated from a fugitive Chinese billionaire was sold in an online auction Tuesday for 5.18 billion yuan (US$734 million), the latest twist in a salacious saga dating back to before the 2008 Olympic Games.

Fugitive jeweller Nirav Modi, the main accused in Rs 13,000 crore Punjab National Bank scam, will not be released on bail, a court in London ruled on Friday, rejecting his bail application. This is the second time the billionaire diamantaire has been denied bail since his arrest last week.

Tax officials are hoping for a windfall with the auction on Tuesday of rare oil paintings that were once part of fugitive billionaire jeweller Nirav Modi's collection and have been seized by the government.

Fugitive billionaire jeweller Nirav Modi's arrest in London has not impressed the opposition back home in India. Asked about the move while on the campaign trail in Uttar Pradesh, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said the arrest was hardly an achievement.

The United Kingdom has no intention of becoming a place where those seeking to evade justice can hide, British Security Minister Tom Tugendhat said, amid India's continuing push for extradition of billionaire fugitives Vijay Mallya and Nirav Modi.

The Delhi High Court has directed PNB scam accused Mehul Choksi to deposit Rs 2 lakh with it before proceeding further with his appeal challenging the dismissal of his plea to pre-screen the 'Bad Boy Billionaires' docuseries on Netflix.

As a young child in the 1980s, Anthony Constantinou lost his father, Aristos, a fashion tycoon who was shot dead in a still-unsolved murder on a London street known as Billionaires' Row.

Hong Kong billionaire Joseph Lau has sold dozens of mostly Hermes bags for HK$25.2 million ($3.2 million) in an auction by Sotheby's.

A Parliamentary Committee on External Affairs has submitted its report where it has expressed concern "with the delays in extradition of fugitives" and said the "process should be expedited in each case".

Fugitive billionaire Vijay Mallya has applied to UK Home Secretary Priti Patel for "another route" to be able to stay in the UK, the liquor tycoon's barrister representing him in bankruptcy proceedings in the High Court of London confirmed during a remote hearing on Friday.

Fugitive billionaire Vijay Mallya's assets in France worth 1.6 million euros have been seized by the Enforcement Directorate, the probe agency said in a statement today.

Fugitive businessman and diamantaire Mehul Choksi, who is an accused in the Punjab National Bank scam, during the hearing on an appeal against Netflix's documentary titled Bad Boy Billionaires: India on Wednesday asked the Delhi High Court whether the streaming service is permitted to violate an individual's fundamental rights.

Fugitive diamond merchant Mehul Choksi's plea to pre-screen the Netflix documentary "Bad Boy Billionaires" on corruption by India's tycoons has been dismissed by the Delhi High Court. Mr Choksi can, however, file a civil suit if he still wants to pursue the matter, Justice Navin Chawla said after a two-hour hearing today.

Fugitive billionaire Mehul Choksi is a "crook" and "adds no value to our country", said the Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda where the diamond trader has taken citizenship. Antigua - among the many tax havens in the Caribbean - has no extradition treaty with India. The Prime Minister said that the businessman will be extradited to India, sayin...

The brother of fugitive billionaire Nirav Modi, wanted in India for bank fraud, can be arrested in any country, with the Interpol putting out a red corner notice. The request to law enforcement agencies worldwide to locate and provisionally arrest Nehal Deepak Modi came from the Enforcement Directorate, sources said.

A Beijing skyscraper confiscated from a fugitive Chinese billionaire was sold in an online auction Tuesday for 5.18 billion yuan (US$734 million), the latest twist in a salacious saga dating back to before the 2008 Olympic Games.

Fugitive jeweller Nirav Modi, the main accused in Rs 13,000 crore Punjab National Bank scam, will not be released on bail, a court in London ruled on Friday, rejecting his bail application. This is the second time the billionaire diamantaire has been denied bail since his arrest last week.

Tax officials are hoping for a windfall with the auction on Tuesday of rare oil paintings that were once part of fugitive billionaire jeweller Nirav Modi's collection and have been seized by the government.

Fugitive billionaire jeweller Nirav Modi's arrest in London has not impressed the opposition back home in India. Asked about the move while on the campaign trail in Uttar Pradesh, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said the arrest was hardly an achievement.