Anil Ambani
Anil Ambani’s difficulties are constantly increasing. A few days ago, SEBI rejected his appeal in which he demanded the discontinuation of the investigation of the investment made in Yes Bank. It is now reported that the Center’s investigating agency, Enforcement Directorate (ED) has registered a new case against Anil Ambani and his company Reliance Communication (RCOM) under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
According to the Economics Times report, in this case, he and his company have been accused of loss of about ₹ 2,929 crore to State Bank of India (SBI). This case has been registered on the basis of the FIR filed by the CBI, which came out on 21 August.
Actually, CBI Has Anil Ambani’s company Reliance Communication (Rom) But a case of bank fraud worth Rs 2,929 crore was made. After this in Mumbai on 23 August CBI He also raided his office and Anil Ambani’s house.
Anil Ambani’s allegations clearly denied
After the case came to light, the allegations were completely rejected in a statement issued by Anil Ambani. His spokesperson said that he has been targeted in a selected manner in this case. He also clarified that the concerned complaint has been made by SBI on cases which are about ten years ago.
The statement said that at that time Anil Ambani was the non-executive director of RCom and had no direct part in the company’s daily management. At the same time, after the CBI action, the ED has also started investigation on the basis of suspicion of money laundering in this case.
Bank loan is being investigated
The ED has so far investigated the role of Anil Ambani and his companies in alleged bank fraud in three different cases. On August 18, it was also revealed in media reports that the ED has questioned several senior officials of Anil Ambani’s Reliance Group in connection with the investigation of the Rs 17,000 crore bank loan scam. During the investigation, the ED has written a letter to more than 20 private and public banking institutions seeking information about the loan and their credit investigation given to the Reliance Group.
ED questioned Anil Ambani’s close aide
In this case, the ED also questioned Amitabh Jhunjhunwala, former aide of Anil Ambani, who has come before the agency during this investigation. According to sources, this bank fraud was discovered when DGM Jyoti Kumar of SBI’s Mumbai branch lodged a complaint to ED on August 18. On the basis of this complaint, the ED has registered a case. Jyoti Kumar said that the matter was exposed through a forensic auditor’s report in October 2020.