CBI arrests head constable for accepting bribe
After negotiations, the accused agreed to accept Rs 20,000, the Central probe agency said.
Fugitive liquor baron Vijay Mallya on Thursday said he has become a "political football" between two major political parties in India.
Mallya, now in the UK, faces money laundering and loan default charges in India.
Mallya told business news channel BTVi: "It all started with the failure of Kingfisher Airlines, a public company. The government-owned banks are trying to hold me personally responsible for the failure of India's largest airline and to repay their debts. I have a counter-claim on them as well."
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According to Mallya, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had converted a civil case into a criminal one and then charges of defrauding banks and money laundering had been added.
"I will and I am severely contesting all these legally. I firmly believe they have absolutely no case against me whatsoever," Mallya said.
"But India is India, and I have become a political football between the two major Indian political parties which is very evident by the rhetoric in the election speeches… I will follow the due process of law."
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