Escaped - by Danish Khan (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>LONDON CALLING <p/>London has emerged as a safe haven for those who want to escape the law in India. Through eyewitness accounts and archival records, <b>DANISH KHAN</b> and <b>RUHI KHAN</b> delve into twelve extraordinary cases of extradition over seven decades to unravel the legal quagmire that has caused much debate in Her Majesty's courts, and consternation in New Delhi's corridors of power.<br>Escaped examines the extradition of billionaire <b>VIJAY MALLYA</b> and diamantaire <b>NIRAV MODI</b>, throws a spotlight on their ultra-luxe world, uncovers the complex ownership of their UK assets and brings to life the intense courtroom battles. The book also chronicles the saga of cricket bookie <b>SANJEEV CHAWLA</b>, now dispatched to India, and that of<br>music director <b>NADEEM SAIFI</b>, who has been exonerated but can never return home. It explores how drug lord IQBAL MIRCHI and terror accused <b>HANIF PATEL</b> evaded extradition, and investigates the loopholes that saved convicted paedophile <b>RAYMOND VARLEY</b> and NRI parents <b>ARTI DHIR</b> and <b>KAVAL RAIJADA</b>, accused of murdering their adopted child. The book reveals the inside story of how <b>RAVI SHANKARAN</b>, the alleged spy, was set<br>free, and how the famed NARANG BROTHERS were snagged for trading in stolen Indian artefacts. Taking a trip through history, the book recounts how a newly independent India managed to bring back two powerful<br>industrialists, <b>DHARMA JAYANTI TEJA </b>and <b>MUBARAK ALI AHMED</b>, who were involved in financial crimes.<br>Escaped decodes why London is an irresistible<br>siren for Indian fugitives.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>Danish Khan</b> is a journalist and historian living in London. He has been covering the UK and Europe for Times Now, ET Now and <i>Mumbai Mirror</i> for a decade. Prior to that, he worked as a journalist in Mumbai. Danish<br>was awarded the Martin Senior scholarship and the Amersi Foundation scholarship at the University of Oxford, where he is also involved in the Global History of Capitalism Project. He has taught history at the University<br>of Oxford and Stanford University. <p/><b>Ruhi Khan</b> is a London-based independent journalist. She has written on extradition cases for the Wire. She has worked with NDTV and <i>Mumbai Mirror</i> in India and been a curator at Twitter UK. Ruhi was a Jefferson<br>Fellow at the East West Center, US, and a recipient of the Mary Morgan Hewitt Award for Women in Journalism. She is an Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) scholar at the London School of Economics and<br>Political Science and she also edits the Media@LSE Blog.</p>
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