New Delhi, April 10 -- Top Indian government and law enforcement officers are concerned that the UK high court's decision on Tuesday not allowing New Delhi to go to the Supreme Court against its decision on the extradition of arms dealer Sanjay Bhandari sets a precedent and may make it "almost impossible", to extradite other wanted criminals from the UK, including Vijay Mallya and Nirav Modi .

An observation in the high court ruling that "Bhandari would be at real risk of extortion, torture or violence in Tihar jail, from other prisoners or prison officials", may weaken India's other extradition requests . Apart from the UK, fugitives fighting extradition in the US, Europe, and other countries may also use this argument to their advantag...