In the affidavit Vijay Mallya said, as he is a Non-Resident Indian (NRI) he is not obliged to disclose overseas assets and seeks to file details of assets in a sealed cover.
JN Gupta, former Executive Director of SEBI points out that this issue is no longer limited to banks but has taken a socio-political angle. Therefore, it is difficult to expect banks to take a purely commercial decision on whether to accept the offer.