A special court in India has taken cognizance of a charge sheet filed against former ICICI Bank CEO Chanda Kochhar and her husband Deepak Kochhar, and Videocon founder Venugopal Dhoot, for an alleged loan fraud of Rs 3,250 crore. The CBI named the accused in reference to criminal conspiracy and the Prevention of Corruption Act in 2019, and all accused have been summoned to the court on August 2.
A chargesheet was filed in April against Kochhar, her husband, Deepak Kochhar, Videocon Chairman Venugopal Dhoot and six others by the CBI. On Monday, the investigation agency made submissions before a special court for cognisance of the chargesheet.