Vijay Mallya seeks to sell $2 billion in assets to settle bank dues
Live MintMumbai: Businessman Vijay Mallya, who is being pursued by Indian authorities over unpaid loans tied to his defunct Kingfisher Airlines Ltd, said on Tuesday he was trying to sell assets worth about ₹ 13,900 crore to repay creditors. Mallya said in a statement he and his United Breweries Holdings Ltd filed an application on 22 June before a regional high court in India seeking permission to sell the assets that are under judicial supervision. The Enforcement Directorate, which fights financial crimes, also filed an application on the same day seeking to declare Mallya a “fugitive economic offender” and sought to confiscate ₹ 12,500 worth of his assets. Mallya, who denies the charges against him, said any objection by the Enforcement Directorate or Central Bureau of Investigation to his proposals to sell assets “will clearly demonstrate that there is an agenda against me beyond recovery of dues to public sector banks”.