New Delhi/London: Fugitive liquor baron Vijay Mallya was on Tuesday arrested in the United Kingdom in a case of money laundering.
This is the second time that Mallya was arrested this year in London. The embattled tycoon is out on bail in another case in which he was arrested in April following India's extradition request.
Soon after Mallya's arrest news went viral, the Twitterati wasted no time in expressing their views on the development.
Take a look:
#vijayMallya gets bail. New speed record
— Swati Chaturvedi (@bainjal) October 3, 2017
I got bail. Thank you India #VijayMallya
— Vijay Mallya (@VijayMalllya) October 3, 2017
#VijayMallya arrested = Shahid Afridi retired
— Bobby Deol (@thebobbydeoll) October 3, 2017
#VijayMallya is as fast as MS Dhoni to get the bails#Mallyarrested
— kamalnayanrai (@kamalnayanrai3) October 3, 2017
Nehru ji had started the process then Indira ji took it forward & Rajiv ji worked hard
Then Rahul ji completed it by arresting #VijayMallya
— Farrago Abdullah (@abdullah_0mar) October 3, 2017
Vijay Mallya arrested again. Wait before you start celebrating. By the time you order that beer he might walk out on bail!
— Anand (@aThakkali) October 3, 2017
Morning : Honeypreet gets arrested.
Evening : Moneypreet gets arrested.
#VijayMallya— LolmLol (@LOLiyapa) October 3, 2017
Police : You are under arrest.#VijayMallya : Bail'u .. Bail'u pic.twitter.com/VXKoraP4MJ
— MADRAS CENTRAL (@MadrasCentraI) October 3, 2017