A provisional order under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) has been issued to attach the properties located in Haryana, Maharashtra and Uttarakhand.
The court has granted bail to Rana Kapoor in the CBI’s case against him and Avantha Group promoter Gautam Thapar for allegedly indulging in criminal conspiracy, criminal breach of trust, cheating and forgery for diversion of public money to the tune of Rs 466.51 crore.
Although Rana Kapoor is not named as an accused in the CBI FIR pertaining to the case, he is co-accused with Gautam Thapar in another case related to alleged diversion of public money in YES Bank in exchange for a high-end property at an upscale neighbourhood of Delhi, officials said.
Special judge Sanjeev Aggarwal directed the counsel appearing for Thapar to submit documents by October 23, when the court will further hear the matter.
Gautam Thapar had approached the high court challenging a trial court’s August 5 order by which his plea to declare his arrest as illegal was dismissed without recording reasons.
Special judge Sanjeev Aggarwal granted three more days to the ED after the agency sought time to file its reply to Thapar’s plea.
Gautam Thapar has approached the high court challenging a trial court’s August 5 order by which his plea to declare his arrest as illegal was dismissed without recording reasons.
The probe revealed that sham agreements were made by these entities to fraudulently obtain huge amount running into more than 500 crore from Yes Bank and further by different modes of layering the tainted amount was laundered and the loan account thus turned NPA causing a loss of huge public money, it said.
Gautam Thapar was arrested on Tuesday night after the agency carried out raids against him and his linked businesses in Delhi and Mumbai.
Avantha Group promoter Gautam Thapar was arrested under provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) after the ED carried out raids against him and his linked businesses in Delhi and Mumbai.
Investigations have found that the rental income from a Delhi property owned by Gautam Thapar was raised just before a loan was sanctioned by Yes Bank against it.
The agency said: "CBI has registered a case against Rana Kapoor, the then MD and CEO of Yes Bank Ltd; Gautam Thapar, Promoter Avantha Group companies; Bindu Rana (wife of Shri Rana Kapoor), Director M/s Bliss Abode Pvt Ltd and unknown others u/s 120 B & 420 of IPC and Section 7, 11 & 12 of PC Act, 1988."
The erosion of market value of CG Power has been so steep that its market capitalisation, which stood at over Rs.18,000 crore in April 2011, has fallen to Rs 757 crore.
"Avantha Group Company CG announced that effective February 27, 2017 it has changed the registered Company name from Crompton Greaves Limited to CG Power and Industrial Solutions Ltd," the company said in statement.
Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals'(CGCEL)erstwhile promoter Avantha Group today said it has transferred all the shares in the company to complete its stake sale to private equity firms Advent International and Temasek.
JK Paper Ltd on July 5 said it has made a non-binding offer to acquire two units of Avantha Group firm BILT Graphic Paper Products Ltd (BGPPL)
Hindustan Construction Company (HCC) has put the proposed IPO for its ambitious Lavasa project on the backburner for the third time, citing bad market conditions in the realty sector.
The Avantha Group company posted a consolidated loss of Rs 107 crore in Q3 due to lower revenue and weak operational performance. Profit stood at Rs 274.3 crore in year-ago period and Rs 52.14 crore in preceding quarter.
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The orders include 765 kV transformers for the Chittorgarh and Ajmer sub-stations, both part of the green energy corridor, an initiative by the government, to facilitate evacuation of renewable energy into the national grid, the company said in a statement.
"Shantanu brings with him rich experience of managing consumer business across markets, product categories and functions," Crompton Greaves said in a BSE filing.
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"Avantha Group company CG has signed a contract with...(ANDE), national power utility of Paraguay for the design, manufacturing, testing and supply of switchgear equipment," Crompton Greaves said in a BSE filing.
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