Tina and Anil Ambani ED Summon: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has issued a fresh summons to Anil Ambani and his wife Tina Ambani in the money laundering case related to SBI Bank fraud. The investigating agency has called Tina Ambani for questioning on 17th February and her husband Anil Ambani on the next day i.e. 18th February. Earlier, ED had called Tina Ambani for questioning on Monday, February 9, but she did not join the investigation.
Since August last year, ED registered three separate cases of money laundering against the companies of Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG) and also attached their assets worth Rs 12000 crore. In its argument given in the Supreme Court last week, ED informed about searches at 46 places related to ADAG, freezing of 13 bank accounts and attachment of 204 properties worth Rs 12012.45 crore.
SIT formed for investigation
On the orders of the Supreme Court, the agency has also formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to oversee three money laundering cases registered against Anil Ambani Group companies. It will be headed by a team of six officers headed by an Additional Director rank officer. Earlier on January 29, the investigating agency had arrested former director of Reliance Communications (RCOM) Punit Garg in connection with the money laundering investigation related to the Rs 40,000 crore bank fraud case.
Last week, the Supreme Court ordered both the investigating agencies to investigate the case independently, quickly and impartially. He also said that the status report will be filed within four weeks. During the hearing, senior lawyer and former Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi, who is fighting the case on behalf of Anil Ambani, assured the Supreme Court that his client will not leave the country until the investigation is completed. During this time, the Supreme Court also examined the CBI report submitted in a sealed envelope.
ED has been investigating the case since last year
ED is investigating Anil Ambani and his ADAG Group companies in the case of banking and corporate fraud worth Rs 40,000 crore since last year. In this connection, so far three Enforcement Case Information Reports (ECIR) have been filed under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). However, in December, Reliance Anil Ambani Group in a statement denied all the allegations against it.
After ED’s provisional attachment of Rs 10,000 crore, Reliance Infrastructure said, “Anil Ambani has not been on the board of directors of Reliance Infrastructure Limited for more than three and a half years. Reliance Infrastructure Limited is one of the largest infrastructure companies, developing projects through different Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) in various high-growth sectors like power, roads, metro rail and defence.
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