UK court clears extradition of middleman Sanjay Bhandari

Tuesday, 8 November 2022newsdesk

A United Kingdom Magistrate court has cleared the request for the extradition of middleman Sanjay Bhandari to India - in connection with the money laundering and tax evasion charges.

New Delhi, 08 November 2022

As per news report of AIR, District Judge Michael Snow pronounced his order on two requests of the Indian government for Bhandari’s extradition. The accused may challenge the verdict in a higher court of appeal. The first extradition plea, sent on April 15, 2020, pertaining to the money laundering offence being investigated by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the second dated June 2, 2021, was about the allegations of tax evasion under the Black Money Act.

Source -AIR