Fugitive Deepak Talwar links with Vijay Mallya, reveals corrupt transactions abroad: Delhi Court

New Delhi, February 14: A Delhi court today sent corporate lobbyist Deepak Talwar, arrested in money laundering case, to 14-day judicial custody. The ED had claimed earlier that Talwar has links with fugitive Vijay Mallya in a money laundering case related to the negotiations favoring foreign private airlines and causing loss to national carrier Air India.

 

Special Judge Santosh Snehi Mann sent Talwar to the judicial custody after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) completed its investigation. The court has posted the matter for next hearing on Feburary 28.

Talwar was booked by the ED and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in criminal cases of corruption, while the Income Tax Department charged him with tax evasion.

Talwar was extradited from Dubai on 30 January along with Dubai-based businessman Rajeev Saxena and presented before Patiala House Court on 31 January which granted seven day custody of Talwar to ED. Talwar had fled to Dubai after Indian agencies started probing his role in hiding the income of over Rs 1,000 crore as well as facilitating aviation contracts during the UPA regime.

He is accused of lobbying for getting government approval for foreign companies, brokering aviation sector deals, and using his ties with UPA functionaries to secure favors for clients.