The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has issued fresh summons to former liquor baron Vijay Mallya to appear at the investigating agency’s office in Mumbai on April 2. The ED had earlier summoned Mallya on Friday, but he sought more time.

ED officials said the agency agreed to set a new date after going through the reasons cited by Mallya for his inability to appear before the investigators on Friday.

Mallya had communicated through his lawyers that he will require time until early April for appearing before the specialised financial investigation agency.

Mallya is wanted by multiples agencies in the ₹9,000 crore loan default case of Kingfisher Airlines. The ED is specifically looking into the ₹900 crore loan he took from IDBI Bank. Officials from the bank and former employees of the now defunct Kingfisher Airlines have already been questioned in this regard.

The fresh summons to Mallya have been issued under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) and it requires him to furnish documents related to his personal investments and finances, income-tax returns for the last five years and passport.

According to sources, Mallya, who is currently understood to be in London, is likely to make an appearance on April 2.

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