They may be faithful to him, but fail the litmus test of unswerving loyalty to mother India.

Eight decades on, the fate of his ashes, lying in Japan, still remain unresolved.

An accused in the Agusta Westland helicopter deal, the British national's letters to UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak have been to no avail.

The minutes of an April 16, 2002 phone call between former external affairs minister Jaswant Singh and his UK counterpart reveal the BJP-led government only protested the leak of the report and its claimed death toll. No criticism was made of the UK report's critical observations about the role played by the Gujarat police and by political organisations connected to Modi in the anti-Muslim violence.

The complaint appears to be at a stage of 'preliminary examination'. This means the office of the prosecutor at the ICC must first determine whether there is sufficient evidence of crimes of sufficient gravity falling within the ICC's jurisdiction.

A court in Dominica is set to issue final orders on the charge against Mehul Choksi of having entered the country illegally. He is accused of defrauding banks in India and has been on the run since 2017.

There is an accusation that Narendra Modi actually authorised Indian navy commandos to capture Princess Latifa on the high seas after speaking to Dubai's ruler, Sheikh Mohammed.

The matter has been raised with India's foreign secretary, the Indian high commissioner to the UK and the Indian external affairs minister, the UK government said.

In her meeting with external affairs minister S. Jaishankar, British home secretary Priti Patel said the UK understood India's desire to have people like Vijay Mallya extradited but added "there are individuals in India that we want to be returned".

The aviation consultant, who has been in detention since he was brought to India in December 2018, should also be allowed to seek compensation and other reparations, the indictment says.

UN's Working Group on Arbitrary Detention said in a ruling that India has illegally detained Michel, violating the right to a fair trial and due process.

A 35-page letter written by the Agusta scam 'middleman' to Boris Johnson could throw a wrench in Mallya's extradition and comes even as a UN Working Group is expected to issue a ruling on Michel's complaint.