Overview

• LKT said it will lodge criminal complaints in Singapore and India against former director Edmund Cheah over alleged breaches of fiduciary duties linked to its Indian operations.
• The action escalates a dispute already before the courts in a separate civil suit, in which Cheah denies allowing L&W to enter questionable transactions.
• Allegations in court filings focus on ex–L&W managing director Asaithambi Manickam, who is accused of bribing government officials and client employees and of fraud totalling more than 20 billion rupees.
• Advisers placed Asaithambi on paid leave in January 2025, later concluding in May that evidence was insufficient to definitively establish corruption and recommending further investigation; he remains employed.
• CapitaLand, a client of L&W, is not a party to the suit and says it reported a 2023 incident to authorities in India, removed implicated staff, halted new L&W contract awards, and continues ongoing projects as police probes and a KPMG review proceed.