India Revokes Tycoon Vijay Mallya's Passport

India on Sunday revoked the passport of liquor baron Vijay Mallya, currently believed to be in the U.K.

A spokesman for India's Ministry of External Affairs said authorities have every intention of bringing Mallya back to the country to prosecute him in connection with over $1 billion in debt to various banks, the Indian Express newspaper reports.

“We are considering steps for Mallya’s deportation,” the spokesman, Vikas Swarup, said on Friday.