London — Vijay Mallya, the co-owner of Formula One team Force India, could face further charges and a second request to extradite him from Britain to India, a London court heard on Tuesday. The flamboyant Indian former liquor and aviation tycoon, 61, was arrested by British police in April on behalf of the Indian authorities, who accuse him of fraud. Mallya’s lawyer, Ben Watson, told a hearing at London’s Westminster Magistrate’s court on Tuesday India was believed to be preparing a second extradition request with further separate charges. "I don’t know its contents," Watson said. India is seeking Mallya’s extradition over unpaid loans tied to his defunct Kingfisher Airlines after the businessman fled to Britain in March last year. Banks are seeking to recover about $1.4bn the Indian authorities say Kingfisher owes. Mallya has repeatedly dismissed the charges against him. "I deny all allegations that have been made," he told reporters as he arrived at court. "I have enough evidence ...
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