Kapoor had to face charges in eight cases filed by both the ED and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) which was related to fraud at the Yes Bank.
The property belonging to Avantha Realty Ltd (ARL) was already mortgaged for a loan taken by the company from Yes Bank. It was purchased for Rs 378 crore against the market value of Rs 685 crore by Bliss Abode Private Limited, run by Rana Kapoor s wife Bindu Kapoor, in 2017.
A special CBI court in Mumbai granted bail to Yes Bank founder Rana Kapoor in a fraud case, stating that further incarceration without trial would amount to "pre-trial conviction." Kapoor had been arrested in March 2020 in a money laundering case and was booked in multiple cases related to fraud at Yes Bank. The court noted Kapoor s deep roots in society, his health issues, and the lack of justification for his continued detention. The CBI had alleged that Kapoor obtained "illegal gratification" for sanctioning a loan at Yes Bank.
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Last year the CBI had registered an FIR against Gautam Thapar and Avantha Group. The said FIR, registered in March last year, alleged criminal conspiracy, cheating, and obtaining illegal gratification against Rana Kapoor, former Managing Director of YES Bank and his kin.
Yes Bank fraud: Avantha Group promoter Gautam Thapar arrested by ED in money laundering case
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday late evening arrested Gautam Thapar, promoter Avantha Group of Companies under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
He will be produced before a local Court on Wednesday where ED will seek his custodial interrogation. As per available information, ED had raided premises of Gautam Thapar on Tuesday.