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New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) A Delhi court on Wednesday extended the judicial custody of two former senior officials of the Anil Ambani-led Reliance Group — Amitabh Jhunjhunwala and Amit Bapna — till July 15 in connection with a money laundering probe linked to an alleged bank loan fraud case. The two accused were produced before the Rouse Avenue Court through video conferencing on the expiry of their earlier judicial custody.The court also posted the matter for July 9 for hearing on the question …

Mumbai, June 13 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested two former executives of the Reliance Anil Ambani Group under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in Mumbai, according to officials.The probe agency took transit remand of Satish Seth and Gautam Doshi, who previously served as directors of Reliance Telecom Ltd.The CBI had booked and raided the premises of the duo in March as part of its investigation into an alleged loan fraud worth Rs 114.98 crore at the State Bank o…

Mumbai, June 13 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested two former executives of the Reliance Anil Ambani Group under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in Mumbai, according to officials.The probe agency took transit remand of Sateesh Seth and Gautam Doshi who previously served as directors of Reliance Telecom Ltd. The CBI had booked and raided the premises of the duo in March as part of its investigation into an alleged loan fraud worth Rs 114.98 crore at the State Bank …

New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested the Branch Manager of the State Bank of India (SBI), Dumaria Branch in Godda district, Jharkhand, in connection with a bribery case. According to the agency, the case was registered on May 31, following allegations that the accused public servant had demanded a bribe of Rs 60,000 for processing a claim under the Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY). The claim, amounting to Rs 2 lakh, was related to the co…

Mumbai, June 1 (IANS) The CBI has arrested top executive of Reliance Communication Group, Amitabh Jhunjhunwala for causing a loss of over 6,000 crore to an SBI-led consortium of banks. He was the Group Managing Director of Reliance Communications group at the relevant time and was controlling the affairs of important functions like corporate finance, banking and utilisation of funds, according to a CBI statement issued on Monday. Jhunjhunwala coordinated with senior formations of the bank for lo…

New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) A Delhi court on Saturday extended the judicial custody of two former senior officials of the Anil Ambani-led Reliance Group — Amitabh Jhunjhunwala and Amit Bapna — until May 15 in connection with a money laundering probe linked to Reliance Home Finance Limited (RHFL).The Special Judge, PMLA, at the Rouse Avenue Courts allowed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) plea for custodial interrogation, extending the custody.Jhunjhunwala and Bapna were produced before the Rouse …

New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) A Delhi court on Thursday sent two former senior officials of the Anil Ambani-led Reliance Group — Amitabh Jhunjhunwala and Amit Bapna — to five days’ Enforcement Directorate (ED) custody in connection with a money laundering probe linked to an alleged bank loan fraud case.The Special Judge, PMLA, at the Rouse Avenue Courts allowed the ED’s plea for custodial interrogation, sending the duo to the agency’s custody, even as the federal anti-money laundering age…

New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Anil Ambani-led Reliance Group said on Thursday that Amitabh Jhunjhunwala and Amit Bapna, who earlier held charge of senior positions in the group, are currently not working with it.The duo has been arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with an ongoing money laundering investigation linked to an alleged banking fraud involving group entities such as Reliance Home Finance Ltd (RHFL) and Reliance Commercial Finance Ltd (RCFL).Reliance said that Jhunjhunwa…

New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested Amitabh Jhunjhunwala and Amit Bapna, close aides of industrialist Anil Ambani, in an ongoing investigation under the PMLA, based on multiple ECIRs registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), according to sources.​ Jhunjhunwala, who was the director of Reliance Capital Limited, is alleged to have been one of the key decision-makers in various operations of RHFL (Reliance Home Finance Limited) and RCFL (M/s Rel…

New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) In a fresh affidavit filed before the Supreme Court, industrialist Anil D. Ambani has proposed the constitution of a lenders’ committee to determine the actual dues owed by Reliance Communications (RCOM) and its group entities, along with a detailed plan for structured resolution of the liabilities. ​ The supplementary counter-affidavit seeks the constitution of a lenders’ committee, anchored by the State Bank of India and Bank of Baroda, to determine the actual …