Archive · 7 Jan 2026
Vijay Mallya Arrested in 1986
A long time ago, on January 7, 1986, a man named Vijay Mallya was arrested when he arrived at an airport in Bangalore.
He was the chairman of a big company called United Breweries.
The people who arrested him were from a group called the Enforcement Directorate.
They said he did something wrong with money rules in the country.
He had come from another city called Calcutta.
The people who arrested him had been waiting for him for two days.
This happened a long time ago, 40 years to be exact.
Vijay Mallya, chairman of United Breweries, was arrested at Bangalore airport on January 7, 1986.
The arrest was conducted by the Enforcement Directorate for alleged violations under the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act.
Mallya arrived from Calcutta around 8 pm and was apprehended by ED officers who had been tracking him for two days.
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- Who
- Vijay Mallya, chairman of the United Breweries group of companies
- What
- Arrested for alleged violations under the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act
- When
- January 7, 1986
- Where
- Bangalore airport
- Why
- Alleged gross violations under the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act
- Person Arrested
- Vijay Mallya
- Organization
- United Breweries group of companies
- Arrest Location
- Bangalore airport
- Arresting Agency
- Enforcement Directorate (ED)
- Law Violated
- Foreign Exchange Regulation Act
- Date of Arrest
- January 7, 1986