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Committed to bringing back fugitives who fled India: Govt.

Updated - December 27, 2025 07:09 am IST - NEW DELHI MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal addresses a press conference, in New Delhi on December 26, 2025. | Photo Credit: ANI India on Friday (December 26, 2025) said it is committed to bring back from abroad the economic fugitives including Lalit Modi and Vijay Mallya to face the law in the country. The assertion by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) came days after Lalit Modi, in a video posted on social media, joked about his and Mallya's status as the "two biggest fugitives" of India.

Committed to bringing back fugitives who fled India: Govt.

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Key Highlights

  • "We are the two fugitives, the biggest fugitives of India," he was heard saying.
  • The video from a party for Mallya's 70th birthday in London was removed later.
  • In the caption, Lalit Modi appeared to be sarcastic as he wrote: "Let's break the internet down in India again.” Asked about the now deleted video, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said the government is fully committed to bring back the people wanted by law in India.
  • "We remain fully committed that people who are fugitives, who are wanted by law in India, return to the country.
  • For this particular issue, we are in talks with several governments," he said at his weekly media briefing.
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