New Delhi, Oct. 20 -- The UK government has said it has found no evidence that a 109-year-old Indian War Loan, allegedly subscribed by a Bhopal businessman in 1917, was or remains a liability of the British government, according to a report by The Times of India.

The response has left a Madhya Pradesh family seeking clarity over whether the money was ever repaid.

The UK's Debt Management Office (DMO) conveyed its position in an email dated October 16 to Shreyansh Raniwala, legal counsel for Vivek Ruthiya, 63, of Sehore, the report said.

"We have investigated and can find no evidence that the loan you refer to was or is an obligation of the UK govt," the DMO said in the email reply, as quoted by the newspaper.

The DMO has not acknowled...