Tycoon Vijay Mallya has promised to appeal Britain's decision to order his extradition to India to face fraud charges. The case of the 63-year-old owner of Kingfisher beer, who also heads the Force India Formula One racing team, is the most high-profile of several extradition cases between Britain and India. Former Force India Formula 1 team chief Mallya left India in 2016 owing more than $1 billion after defaulting on loan payments to a state-owned bank and allegedly misusing the funds. The loans were intended to bail out his failed carrier Kingfisher Airlines. In December, a British court ruled that he could be sent back to India, where he was once a member of parliament. On Monday,...
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