Overview
- The CBI identified the accused as Ashutosh Pandit, director of M/s House of Laptops (I) Pvt. Ltd., Pune.
- He lived under the assumed name Yatin Sharma at a Bambolim, Goa address to evade detection.
- Investigators say he altered PAN, Aadhaar and passports, first obtaining one in New Delhi before securing another in Goa.
- He was declared a proclaimed offender in April 2018 after remaining untraceable following a 2013 chargesheet.
- The case, initially with Mumbai’s Economic Offences Wing, was transferred to CBI Pune, where trial proceedings remain pending.