Anurag Kumar
Naresh Goyal, the founder of Jet Airways, was taken into custody on Friday evening by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with a money laundering case that is linked to an alleged bank fraud at Canara Bank totaling 538 crore rupees. After being questioned for an extended period of time at the headquarters of the primary agency, Goyal was eventually brought into custody in accordance with the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
According to a report from the news agency PTI, the 74-year-old founder is scheduled to be brought before a special PMLA court in Mumbai on Saturday. The ED will ask for his prison confinement during that hearing.
After the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) registered a FIR against Jet Airways (India) Limited (JIL), Goyal, his wife Anita, former company executive G Shetty, and unknown public servants – based on the complaint from the Canara bank, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted raids on Goyal, his wife Anita, and his associates on July 20. This came after the ED had conducted raids on Goyal earlier that day.
What does the FIR against Goyal and his associates say?
In the first information report, the bank is said to have made the allegation that it sanctioned credit limits and loans to Jet Airways (India) Ltd (JIL) to the tune of 848.86 crore, of which 538.62 crore is still unpaid. According to the reports, the account was flagged as “fraud” on July 29, 2021.
The bank further said in the FIR that the forensic audit of JIL showed that it paid “related companies” 1,410.41 crore out of the total commission charges, thus diverting funds. This allegation was made in reference to the overall commission expenses. It was also alleged that JIL had covered personal expenses for members of the Goyal family, such as the salaries of personnel, phone bills, and automobile expenses, among other things.
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bruary, the Bombay High Court had rejected a money-laundering case brought by the ED against Goyal and his wife on the basis of a Mumbai police case to investigate charges of cheating and forgery on a complaint from Akbar Travels. The case was based on a case in which the Mumbai police were investigating a complaint from Akbar Travels.
