A delegation from the United Kingdom’s Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) recently visited Tihar Jail in Delhi, as India intensifies efforts to secure the extradition of high-profile fugitives, including Vijay Mallya and Nirav Modi.
The visit comes in the context of previous concerns raised by British courts over prison conditions in India while assessing extradition requests. In response, New Delhi has assured UK authorities that all extradited individuals will be housed in secure and lawful conditions, with strict safeguards against any form of illegal interrogation.
According to officials, the CPS team was briefed that a dedicated high-security enclave could be established within Tihar, if required, to accommodate sensitive or high-profile prisoners separately from the general prison population.
India currently has 178 pending extradition requests worldwide, of which around 20 involve fugitives based in the United Kingdom. These include individuals facing charges of large-scale financial fraud, arms-related offences, and cases linked to Khalistani networks.
In July, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri reaffirmed that India is working closely with London to bring back several wanted individuals. Among the most prominent is former liquor baron Vijay Mallya, accused of defaulting on bank loans exceeding ₹9,000 crore. Also on the list is diamond merchant Nirav Modi, the main accused in the ₹13,800 crore Punjab National Bank scam. Modi has already been declared a fugitive economic offender, and his extradition has been approved by a UK court.
India’s renewed push reflects its growing determination to ensure accountability in major economic offences and to strengthen cooperation with the UK on transnational crime.
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