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ED Bars Anil Ambani From Travel, Arrests Tradelink MD in Loan Diversion Probe

The Enforcement Directorate has summoned Reliance Group chairman for questioning on August 5 under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act

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Overview

  • The ED issued a look out circular preventing Anil Ambani from leaving India ahead of his scheduled August 5 appearance in Delhi.
  • Partha Sarathi Biswal, MD of Biswal Tradelink Pvt Ltd, was arrested under the PMLA for allegedly facilitating fake bank guarantees worth ₹68.2 crore and receiving ₹5.4 crore from Reliance Power.
  • Investigators allege that around ₹3,000 crore of Yes Bank loans granted from 2017 to 2019 were diverted through shell and group companies.
  • The probe incorporates findings from CBI-registered FIRs and reports shared by SEBI, NHB, NFRA and Bank of Baroda to trace a web of inter-company transactions.
  • Reliance Power and Reliance Infrastructure maintain that ED enforcement actions have not affected their operational performance or stakeholder interests.