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SBI Tags Reliance Communications and Anil Ambani as Fraud, Prepares CBI Complaint

It underscores compliance with new RBI fraud rules with RCom’s creditor-backed resolution plan pending NCLT approval.

Sebi bans Anil Ambani | Image: Reuters
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Overview

  • SBI invoked RBI’s Master Directions and its internal fraud policy to classify RCom and Anil Ambani as fraud on June 13, 2025.
  • The bank informed the Reserve Bank of India of the classification on June 24 and is advancing a formal complaint to the CBI.
  • On July 1, the resolution professional for RCom notified the Bombay Stock Exchange of SBI’s fraud designation as part of disclosure requirements.
  • Reliance Communications remains in a corporate insolvency resolution process that began in 2019, with its creditor-approved plan awaiting Mumbai NCLT sanction.
  • SBI has initiated personal insolvency proceedings against Anil Ambani in parallel to recover its combined ₹3,014.16 crore exposure.