CBI Registers Fresh Case Against Anil Ambani, Reliance Capital Over Alleged LIC Fraud

The LIC alleged that the accused dishonestly induced it to invest in RCap through misrepresentation and thereafter fraudulently diverted the funds.

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The LIC alleged that the accused dishonestly induced it to invest in RCap through misrepresentation and thereafter fraudulently diverted the funds.

cbi registers fresh case against anil ambani reliance capital over alleged lic fraud

In this Sept. 18, 2018 file photo, industrialist Anil Ambani speaks during the annual general meeting of Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, in Mumbai. Photo: PTI

New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a fresh case against Reliance Capital Limited (RCap), its former chairman Anil Ambani, and others, for allegedly causing losses worth Rs 2,684.5 crore to the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC). The FIR also named Satish Seth, then group managing director of Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, along with unknown public servants.

The Hindu reported that in its complaint, the LIC had alleged that from April 12, 2012, to March 9, 2018, it subscribed to five non-convertible debentures (NCDs) aggregating Rs 3,900 crore issued by RCap for general corporate purposes, funding requirements and refinancing of existing debt.

The LIC alleged that the accused dishonestly induced it to invest in RCap through misrepresentation and thereafter fraudulently diverted the funds.

According to a report by The Times of India, CBI said it is probing into the roles of Ambani, and the persons involved, to examine the criminal conspiracy and trace the end-use/diversion of invested funds.

Meanwhile, his spokesperson has released a statement denying the charges.

“The FIR registered by the CBI pertains to Reliance Capital Limited. Mr. Ambani served as a Non-Executive Director/Chairman of the Board of Reliance Capital Limited from 2005 until November 2021, when the Reserve Bank of India superseded the Board of Directors of the company and appointed an Administrator.

Mr. Ambani denies any wrongdoing, whatsoever, and reserves all rights available to him in law,” read the communique.

Anil Ambani, a former Rajya Sabha MP and the brother of Reliance Industries chairman and the richest Indian businessman Mukesh Ambani, has multiple existing CBI cases against him based on complaints of State Bank of India, Punjab National Bank, Bank of Baroda, and Life Insurance Corporation of India, in connection with Reliance Communications and others.

The Enforcement Directorate has been conducting search operations in these cases as well under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.

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