Liquor baron Vijay Mallya made a sensational claims on Wednesday saying that he had met Finance Minister Arun Jaitley before leaving India and made repeated offers to settle his dues.

Mallya, while heading inside the Westminster Magistrates Court in London in connection with his extradition case, also said that he is ready for a comprehensive settlement.

The 62-year-old business tycoon is wanted in India on charges of fraud and money laundering amounting to around Rs. 9,000 crore.

Mallya, the boss of now defunct Kingfisher Airlines, had apposed his extradition, saying Indian jails do not have proper air and light. 

Meanwhile, Mallya's lawyer told the court that the IDBI bank officials were well aware of the losses at Kingfisher. The emails from IDBI officials show that the government's accusation of Mallya hiding losses is baseless, he said.

He also told the court that there is no evidence that Mallya or Kingfisher applied for bank loans with bad intent.

Mallya has been in the UK since March 2016. He was arrested by the Scotland Yard on an extradition warrant in April this year. 

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