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<ul><li>In an interview with Business Insider, <keyword id="6862143" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Prabhtej-Singh-Bhatia">Prabhtej Singh Bhatia</keyword>, co-founder of <keyword id="7455615" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="simba-beer">Simba beer</keyword>, says the brand is for India’s millennials who wanted the real taste of beer. </li><li>In 2017-18, the company reported a revenue of ₹76 crore in 2017-18 and ₹125 crore in 2018-19. </li><li>The beer is available in the cities of Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Goa, Kolkata and the states of Chattisgarh and Assam</li></ul>India’s homegrown beer market has gained popularity with the likes of <keyword id="3195140" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Bira91">Bira91</keyword>, <keyword id="138117" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Simba">Simba</keyword>, White Rhino among others, serving Indian millennials with tasteful beer in quirky bottles. Simba beer which is now found on shelves at Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Goa, Kolkata and the states of Chattisgarh and Assam, actually started off in Durg, Chattisgarh. Born to a family that has been in the liquor business since 1948, 27-year old Prabhtej Singh Bhatia decided to build a brewery in the state where he grew up in. And now, Simba is opening its second brewery in Arunachal Pradesh as it plans to conquer the North Eastern market. The company officially launched its first beer Simba Strong in market in 2016, and followed it up with Lager, Wit and Stout. It reported revenue of ₹76 crore in 2017-18 and ₹125 crore in 2018-19. “Now we want to further strengthen our presence in these markets and not just grow geographically. By the end of the year, I hope to offer a portfolio of beer products to all of these cities we are currently in,” Bhatia told Business Insider India. But they have competition in the form of Bira91 which is also growing fast in numbers and geographically too. “In the price range we are in, we are behind only Bira in terms of absolute volumes,” said Bhatia. How he did it In 2009, Bhatia went to the UK for his graduation and when he came home for summers, he realised the lack of a product level distinction of beer in India. “There was just a general notion that beer is to get you high. But now, more and more younger consumers are demanding it more for the taste of it and want a better product for a better experience of drinking it with friends,” said Bhatia. While in his first year of graduation, Bhatia applied for a license and finally got one when he came back in 2012. His first choice of land was in Durg, but he had to face resistance from locals who had a social taboo against brewing beer. Finally, he set up a brewery in Durg’s industrial area. It took them 1.5 years to set up the brewery and even after that, they didn’t know how to make the right kind of beer. “We tied up with SAB Miller for contract manufacturing of their beers. For two years, we only did their production to ensure we learn how to make a beer making facility efficient and also get the quality consistency right,” said Bhatia. In May 2016, they launched the Simba Strong in Chhattisgarh and also focused on making the packaging strong enough to generate brand recall. “In 2017, we doubled our capacity. In 2018 we ended the contract with SAB Miller and started making Simba alone,” he said. Today, the capacity of the Durg brewery is 86.4 million bottles a year.

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<ul><li>According to a study by AIIMS, nearly 60 million Indians are addicted to alcohol. While over seven million people consume cannabis (charas, ganja). </li><li>The male-female ratio stands at 17:1, in terms of alcohol intake. </li><li>Uttar Pradesh accounts for most alcohol drinkers in the country. </li></ul>While alcohol addiction affects an estimated 57 million Indians, a major study by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has revealed that a whopping 7.2 million people in India are addicted to cannabis — charas, ganja, bhang — as it is known locally. The <a href="https://wap.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/5-7-crore-indians-dependent-on-alcohol-survey-119022000052_1.html">report</a> by the National Drug Dependent Treatment Centre (NDDTC) under AIIMS said every one out of three alcohol users need to be accessed for medical help in alcohol-related issues, which develops due to harmful intake of alcohol. First of its kind, the study titled ‘National Survey on Extent and Pattern of Substance Use in India’ was conducted across the country — including all states and union territories — interviewing over 500,000 people in India. The study had respondents between 10 to 75 years of age. According to the alarming conclusions drawn from the study, nearly <a href="https://www.timesnownews.com/mirror-now/crime/article/delhi-us-national-found-dead-in-igi-airports-lounge-further-investigation-underway/368381">16%</a> — which is around 1.6 billion of the country's population — falling under the given age group is an alcohol drinker. The psychotic survey also highlighted that over 300,000 citizens in India said that they have consumed cannabis in the past year. According to Dr Atul Ambedkar, AIIMS, the Heroine consumers in India have also increased over the past years at 1.14% — which was recorded at 0.2% during the last survey published in 2004. Alcohol addiction’s effect on youth is well-known. Most of the youth in India's National Capital starts consuming alcohol much before the legal <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/delhi-youth-consume-alcohol-before-reaching-drinking-age/articleshow/67987071.cms">drinking age</a> — including teenagers. In fact, roughly <a href="https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/4-6-lakh-children-inhalant-addicts-according-to-1st-national-survey/cid/1684928">460,000</a> children were found addicted to inhalant drugs. However, the male-female ratio in terms of alcohol consumption — 17:1 — has shown that far fewer women drink. With men dominating the numbers, nearly 30% reportedly consumed desi liquor or India-made foreign liquor. The study has also shown that the usage of other categories of substance abuse — psychoactive substances — including opioids, cocaine among others — has increased. Worst affected states While the survey accessed people across India, it also revealed a state-wise statistics on substance abuse. According to the report, Punjab, Goa, Tripura, Chhattisgarh and Arunachal Pradesh are most dependent on alcohol. However, Uttar Pradesh has the highest share of alcohol drinkers in India. In terms of cannabis, Delhi, Punjab, Sikkim, Chhattisgarh and Uttar Pradesh topped the charts, with maximum number of addicts. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/alcohol-bottles-in-india-to-have-a-loud-warning-do-not-drink-and-drive/articleshow/67868028.cms">Not just cigarettes, alcohol bottles in India will have a loud and clear warning soon</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/delhi-youth-consume-alcohol-before-reaching-drinking-age/articleshow/67987071.cms">Most young people in India’s national capital who drink alcohol are under-age: Survey</a>

After alcohol, India has a rising cannabis addiction problem, warns AIIMS study

The <keyword id="6354977" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Supreme-Court">Supreme Court</keyword>’s verdict on banning all liquor shops within 500 metres of state and national highways has been made effective since yesterday. While food entrepreneurs thought that five star <keyword id="6368036" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Hotels">hotels</keyword> and fine dining restaurants would be kept off the purview, but that didn’t really happen. Last Friday, the apex court has ruled that December 15 order on banning liquor across national and state highways will be applicable on hotels and restaurants as well. 
 
The people in the business of hospitality now fear loss of jobs that may count upto one million across the country. 
 "As an industry we are completely shocked. States like Maharashtra, <keyword id="6354915" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Assam">Assam</keyword> and <keyword id="20154" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="tamil-nadu">Tamil Nadu</keyword> were of the opinion that the ban would be imposed only on liquor shops. We are pegging the loss of revenue to about 40% ,” <keyword id="646692" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Pradeep-Shetty">Pradeep Shetty</keyword>, member of the legal committee at the Federation of Hotels and Restaurant Associations of India told <keyword id="6474066" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="economic-times">Economic Times</keyword>. He added that incidental losses will lead to retrenchment and the loss of employment could be about 1 million. 
 In <keyword id="66" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Delhi">Delhi</keyword> NCR, premium hotels like Westin, Trident, Leela and a few in the Aerocity will be badly affected by the ban in terms of business. Cyber hub, a home to an array of resto-bars would be hit. 
 Cities like Goa, that would see the maximum loss in business as almost 3000 liquor joints would be shut are pinning their hopes on the new CM <keyword id="6363133" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Manohar-Parrikar">Manohar Parrikar</keyword>. 
 
However, the Supreme Court has ruled that most car accidents in India happen due to drunk driving. Delhi records 1,500 to 1,700 road fatalities and 6,000 to 75,500 grievous injuries in road accidents every year. Out of this, government record shows, 70% of fatalities occur due to drunken driving.

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India’s alcohol consumption has increased by 38% between 2010 and 2017, said a Lancet study that analysed alcohol intake in 189 countries between 1990 and 2017. In 2007, the alcohol consumption in India was at 4.3 litres per adult per year which increased to 5.9 litres. This rise is much steeper than what’s seen in other countries. For the same period, the per adult alcohol consumption in the US rose from 9.3 litres to 9.8 litres. The growth in China too was marginal, as it went up from 7.1 to 7.4 litres per adult,<a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/cons-products/liquor/indias-alcohol-intake-up-by-38pc-in-seven-years-lancet-study/articleshow/69231992.cms"> said Economic Times</a> citing the study. It should also be noted that the average per adult consumption of alcohol in India, is much lower than its in the US. Up by 70% Globally too, the popularity of alcohol is increasing. Between the years 1990 and 2017, which is 27 years, global alcohol consumption increased by 70%. The total volume of alcohol intake rose from 20,999 million litres in 1990 to 35,676 million litres in 2017. Alcohol consumption in high-income countries witnessed constant growth but it has been growing in low and middle-income countries as well. Before 1990, Europe had recorded the highest level of alcohol use. However, the study forecasts that Europe will not hold that title for long. Going ahead, the world will drink more, and more people will drink as well. The research <a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/cons-products/liquor/indias-alcohol-intake-up-by-38pc-in-seven-years-lancet-study/articleshow/69231992.cms">also suggests </a>that almost half the adults across the world will consume alcohol by 2030 whereas a quarter of them will become binge drinkers. Binge drinkers are those people who drink 60 grammes or more pure alcohol in one or more sittings, in a month. Starting Young Indians are not just drinking more, they are drinking dangerously as well. As many as 57 million people are facing the after-effects of alcohol addiction. A <a href="https://www.indiatoday.in/mail-today/story/most-delhi-youth-drink-before-legal-age-claims-survey-1455638-2019-02-14">survey</a> by the Community Against Drunken Driving (CADD) revealed that over 88% of youth below 25, consume or purchase alcohol though it’s illegal. Punjab, Goa, Tripura, Chhattisgarh and Arunachal Pradesh rank high on alcohol consumption. However, Uttar Pradesh has the highest number of alcohol drinkers in India. Regulating alcohol A few state governments like Bihar, <keyword id="6354766" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Gujarat">Gujarat</keyword>, Mizoram and Nagaland, have prohibited the sale of alcohol. States like Kerala, Bihar, Tamil Nadu have imposed variety prohibition since 2016, reported Economic Times. The state government of Rajasthan allows sale of liquor only until 8.30 in the evening. India has also witnessed an increase in the number of drunken driving cases. According to <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/with-46-lakh-traffic-violations-in-2018-fine-collection-doubled-to-rs-54-crore/articleshow/67596677.cms">reports</a>, fines from drunk driving in India in 2018 alone, was at around ₹6 crore.

India witnessed 38% surge in alcohol consumption in seven years —and it isn’t going to slow: Study

(Eds: Combining related stories) New Delhi, May 4 () As India's COVID-19 fight entered its third phase on Monday with considerable relaxations to the lockdown curbs, the government said a record high number of 1,074 patients recovered from the deadly virus infection in the last 24 hours but cautioned that the restrictions can be reimposed if there is any complacency in following the containment and social distancing norms. While the nationwide tally of confirmed COVID-19 cases was seen nearing 44,000 with close to 1,400 having lost their lives so far, the number of recoveries also neared the 12,000-mark. Kerala did not report a single new case for the second consecutive day, but neighbouring Tamil Nadu saw its tally rising by a record number of 527 new cases. Gujarat and Maharashtra also reported significant rise in their numbers. While several big urban centres across the country continued to report rise in the number of cases, several smaller states and union territories -- including Goa, Puducherry, Andaman &amp; Nicobar Islands, Meghalaya, Assam, Aruranchal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Ladakh, Manipur, Mizoram, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand and Tripura -- have witnessed nil or very few cases getting detected in the last few days. The Union Health Ministry said around 27.5 per cent people have recovered so far from the disease, but cautioned that there was no place for complacency and what was required was a collective effort to keep the spread under check. At a press briefing on the COVID-19 situation, Health Ministry's Joint Secretary Lav Agarwal said there is a need for rigorous implementation of the containment strategy while people also need to strictly adhere to hygiene as well as social distancing habits. He said it has been observed that when social mobility is allowed during the fight against spread of infectious diseases, the transmission risk again arises and therefore it was important for everyone to follow the containment and social distancing norms. Agarwal cautioned that if the virus spread is detected in areas that do not have any active cases for now, restrictions can be reimposed there. "We are transitioning into a new normal and we need to be aware and vigilant... Everyone must strictly follow social distancing practices even outside the containment zones," he said. In its 5 PM update, the Ministry said the COVID-19 death toll has risen to 1,389 and the total number of cases has climbed to 42,836, registering an increase of 83 deaths and a record jump of 2,573 cases in the last 24 hours. The number of active cases stood at 29,685, while 11,761 people have recovered and one patient has migrated, it said. However, a tally of numbers announced by different states and union territories till 6.30 PM put the total number of confirmed cases at 43,685 with at least 1,413 deaths. To contain the coronavirus pandemic, which has cost more than 2.5 lives worldwide ever since its emergence in China last December, India had imposed a nationwide lockdown beginning March 25. The first phase of the lockdown was for 21 days, but got extended by another 14 days till April 3, while the third phase has begun now for another two weeks but with considerable relaxations especially in relatively safer areas identified as 'green' and 'oranze zones'. The higher-risk areas have been identified as 'red' zones. The government officials said the relaxations have been given in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's resolve for fighting COVID-19 while focussing on 'jaan bhi, jahaan bhi' (lives as well as livelihood). At a video-conference of NAM leaders on Monday, Modi called for a new template of globalisation post COVID-19, saying humanity is facing a major crisis. Several exerts and independent organisations have said the pandemic and the lockdown will have a huge economic cost. Rating agency ICRA on Monday estimated that the country's GDP might contract by as much as 20 per cent in the June quarter and is expected to overcome some lost ground in the remainder of the year but still close the fiscal year 2020-21 down by up to 2 per cent. In the third phase, more categories of stores including of apparel and electrical goods, as also various kinds of repair centres, and even barber shops in some places, reopened in several parts of the country, liquor shops saw the biggest of the crowds and had to be closed at many places, including in the national capital, after social distancing norms appeared totally missing. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said whatever happened on Monday was not right and all have to follow the social distancing norms. "It is sad that people were not following social distancing norms at some shops today. I request everyone to not take any risk," he said. On the other hand, confusion prevailed in large industrial and business clusters across the country, including in Noida and Gurgaon on the outskirts of Delhi, on reopening of offices and industrial establishments due to lack of clarity on daily commute of their staff given continuing restrictions on major modes of the public transport. Among big cities, Mumbai has reported the largest number of cases while several other major urban centres including Delhi, Ahmedabad, Indore and Chennai have also reported large numbers of cases. From Mumbai's Dharavi slum, 42 more tested positive during the day to take its total tally to 632. Mumbai's overall tally crossed 9,100 with 510 more people testing positive on Monday. Gujarat reported 376 new cases and 29 more deaths -- the highest for a day -- to take its total tally of confirmed cases to more than 5,800 and fatalities to 319. Ahmedabad alone reported 259 new cases and a record number of 26 deaths on Monday, taking its tally of confirmed cases to above 4,000 and the death toll to 234. Several other states including Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Odisha also reported a rising number of cases. Amid reports that the peak of COVID-19 in India may happen in May-June period, the Health Ministry officials said the COVID-19 curve is relatively flat as of now and a collective effort may ensure that the peak does not come ever, but any failure in collectively containing the virus spread may result in spike in cases. Officials also said the process of transporting stranded migrant labourers was being coordinated by states, though the central government guidelines have clearly stated that the infectious disease management requires everyone to stay where he or she is. "Based on the request given from states for particular cases, permission was given to run special trains. Be it the government of India or the Railways, we have not talked about charging from workers. Eighty-five per cent of the transportation cost is borne by the Railways, while states have to bear 15 per cent of the cost," Agarwal told reporters. Separately, the Union Home Ministry said the government will facilitate the return of Indians stranded abroad and the process will begin from May 7 in a phased manner. Only asymptomatic people would be allowed to travel and it would be arranged by aircraft and naval ships, and the facility will be available on a payment basis. 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India is surely living up in since the last couple of years. Increased <keyword id="6359858" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="alcohol">alcohol</keyword> consumption is the biggest indicator of this. No prizes for guessing the heaviest of drinkers. Among Indian states, the trend of bottom’s up is the highest in <keyword id="28504" type="CITY" weightage="80" keywordseo="Kerala">Kerala</keyword> and Andhra Pradesh. 
 
Overall statistics is a bit alarming too. According to a survey that was compiled and presented recently, Indian population was studied between 2008 and 2012. The World Health Organization warned showing a startling 11% of the people starting from 15 years of age were among moderate to heavy drinkers. 
 
The per capita consumption of alcohol had increased from 1.6 liters in 2003-2005, to a good 2.2 liters between 2010 and 2012. Young Keralites and Andhrites kept their alcohol flag flying high with heavy alcohol consumption per annum, followed by other states such as Maharashtra and Punjab. 
 
While the global figure stood at 16% overall drinkers, India alone had achieved a percentage of 11% with its heavy and binge drinkers making up for the numbers. In 2010 alone, about 30% of total population celebrated getting high on spirits. About 93% alcohols were consumed in some form of the spirit or the other, and beer added up to a paltry 7% of the total consumption. 
 Taking these figures seriously, and paying good heed to the warning issued by <keyword id="6366244" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="WHO">WHO</keyword>, Kerala moved towards blanket banning of liquor only to water down the policy later. 
 According to India’s National Sample Survey Office which collates data and interprets them to understand the problem posed by high consumption of alcohol, there are probably more loopholes than what the naked eye can see. Because <keyword id="159764" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="nsso">NSSO</keyword> does not take into account the high-end spectrum drinking that happens in social circles, and private bars. 
 
NSSO also attempted bringing together the data from years 2011-2012 where liquor was split into four categories while collating the numbers. They were toddy, country liquor, beer, and foreign/ refined liquor or wine. The rural Indian, on an average consumes around 220 ml of alcohol in some form or the other, making for an annual quantity of 11.4 liters a year. 
 
Toddy is considered the most favourite among this category owing to the fact that it can be accessed easily, and comes in many price brackets that can be afforded by the poorest of the poor. Beer drinking states followed by the ones who preferred ‘phoren’ liquor came later. 
 
Daman and Diu, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim and Puducherry were among the leading Union Territories in the category which preferred better form of liquor or beer over Toddy. Goa, Andhra Pradesh, and Karnataka too followed the suit. Karnataka and Kerala are almost vying with each other in this classification category. 
 
Though there are contradicting reports as to which state tops the list, WHO seems to go by its own set of data making Kerala the state which loves its drink or two. But, NSSO seems to give away this most coveted place to Andhra Pradesh making this the biggest consumer of alcohol. During the pre-Telangana period, Andhra seems to have taken to drinking with much passion, downing almost 34.5 litres of liquor per year, against Kerala where people drank only 10.2 liters per year. 
 
The reasons for this are many. Income seems to be the most influencing factor in encouraging the drinking binge. When the upper middle class or the rich are taken into consideration, the number only falls for a brief while before rising by a good 5% in terms of consuming alcohol. 
 
In urban areas, the country liquor doesn’t have many takers unless the place witnesses high migratory labour such as construction workers or labourers who can only afford the cheap liquor after a hard day’s work. 
 
The numbers are alarming given the fact that alcohol contributes to nearly 3.3 million deaths in India, which come under the global percentage of 5.9%. 
 
Though health monitoring agencies have been issuing warnings at regular intervals about alcohol causing hemorrhage, TB, epilepsy and strokes leading to death, the caution seems to have fallen on deaf ears with India holding up its drink around the year. 
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Bottom’s Up: Why Kerala Drinks Most Among Indian States

As told earlier, India’s liquor baron <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/A-little-too-late-Mallya-flew-out-of-India-before-banks-could-take-a-stay-order-against-him/articleshow/51323634.cms">Vijay Mallya</a> who owes thousands of crores to several <keyword id="488657" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="state-run-banks">state-run banks</keyword>, has fled the country. The legal battle in the Supreme Court and Debt Recovery Tribunal against Mallya is being led by SBI. 
 
 
Here is the breakdown of Mallya’s journey from a businessman to a wilful defaulter. 
 
1) Mallya owes nearly Rs 7,000 crore to bankers. Here's how it stacks up 
 
Rs 1,600 crore - SBI 
 
Rs 800 crore - PNB 
 
Rs 800 crore - IDBI 
 
Rs 650 crore - Bank of India 
 
Rs 550 crore - Bank of Baroda 
 
Rs 430 crore - United Bank of India 
 
Rs 410 crore - Central Bank of India 
 
Rs 320 crore - UCO Bank 
 
Rs 310 crore - Corporation Bank 
 
Rs 150 crore - State Bank of Mysore 
 
Rs 140 crore - Indian Overseas Bank 
 
Rs 90 crore - Federal Bank 
 
Rs 60 crore - Punjab &amp; Sind Bank 
 
Rs 50 crore - Axis Bank 
 
He, however, claims that out of these 7000 crores, Rs 1,200 crore have been recovered by these banks. 
 
2. A look at his holdings in his companies 
 
33% in United Breweries, which is worth Rs 7,000 crore. But more than half of the stake is pledged. 
 
22% interest in Mangalore Chemicals &amp; Fertilisers, which is worth Rs 140 crore. One-third of the shares are pledged. 52%of UB Holdings, a shell company, which has some real estate in Bangalore and other places, but the rentals have already been pledged. 
Under 1% stake in Bayer Corp Science, but Mallya remains its chairman. 
 
3. How Mallya became Mallya 
 
1983 | After his father's death, Mallya becomes UB group chairman at 28. 
1999 | Launches Kingfisher Strong, which changes beer consumption nationally, is still the largest selling brand. 
2002 | Nominated to Rajya Sabha. 
 
4. Mallya's shopping list 
 2005 | Launches <keyword id="6373962" type="CITY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Kingfisher-Airlines">Kingfisher Airlines</keyword> (KFA). Buys Shaw Wallace, gaining whisky brands such as Royal Challenge 
2006 | Buys Herbertsons, makers of Bagpiper whisky and Romanov vodka. 
2007 | Buys F1 team Spyker, renames it Force India. Acquires Air Deccan. Buys British whisky maker Whyte and Mackay for £595m. 
2008 | Buys IPL team Royal Challengers Bangalore for $111.6m. UB City comes up in Bangalore. 
 
5. And, how it got ruined 
2012 | KFA staff strike work for nonpayment of salaries, income-tax dept freezes KFA accounts, airline grounds flights. In Oct, govt suspends KFA licence. British alcoholic beverages firm Diageo agrees to buy majority stake in United Spirits 
2013 | Diageo acquires 27% stake in USL for Rs 6,500 crore, but KFA lenders do not get any funds. 
2014 | United Bank identifies United Breweries Holdings as wilful defaulter. 
2015 | Diageo asks Mallya to step down as chairman of the Indian liquor firm but he refuses. 
2016 | Banks move debt recovery tribunal, which restrains Mallya from accessing Rs 515 crore he was to receive from Diageo as settlement after agreeing to quit. 
 
6. The pain of Kingfisher’s employees 
Over 1,500 staffers, still on the firm's payrolls after it stopped operation, not paid? On March 5, employees write an open letter to Mallya, saying his 'heart is impure' and he has blood on his hands. They seek PM Narendra Modi's help to get their dues. 
 
7. Despite whatever he says, Mallya isn’t a broke bloke 
 
Mallya owns homes in Trump Towers, New York City, and in San Francisco. Game resort in South Africa. A beachfront villa in Goa. He also has a fleet of over 200 luxury vintage cars, a 95m "mega yacht" with a helipad, a Gulfstream private jet. 
 
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