India has sought early extradition of industrialist Vijay Mallya from the UK to face probe in the money laundering case. When asked whether Mallya issue figured in the talks, Joint Secretary (Europe) in the External Affairs Ministry Randhir Jaiswal referred to the joint statement issued after the discussions. <br/><br/>The joint statement issued after talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his British counterpart Theresa May in New Delhi today, affirmed their strong commitment to enhance cooperation under the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty. The two leaders agreed that fugitives and criminals should not be allowed to escape the law and expressed their strong commitment to facilitate outstanding extradition requests from both sides. <br/><br/>The officials dealing with extradition matters from both sides were directed to meet at the earliest to develop better understanding of each countries' legal processes and requirements, share best practices and identify the causes of delays and expedite pending requests. They agreed that regular interactions between the relevant India-UK authorities would be useful to resolve all outstanding cases expeditiously.<br/><br/>Former IPL boss Lalit Modi is also evading law in India and today's talks may help Indian authorities to push for his early extradition as well. Both Mallya and Modi, who have made the UK their home, are wanted by the ED in money laundering cases.