PMC bank fraud case: Viva group MD, CA remanded in ED custody
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Last Updated: Jan 23, 2021, 08:55 PM IST
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Mehul Thakur and CA Gopal Chaturvedi were arrested under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) on Friday after the ED searched five residential and business premises linked to the Viva Group.
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MUMBAI: A Mumbai court on Saturday remanded the managing director of Viva group Mehul Thakur and a chartered account in Enforcement Directorate custody till January 27 in connection with the Rs 4300-crore PMC Bank fraud case.
Thakur and CA Gopal Chaturvedi were arrested under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) on Friday after the ED searched five residential and business premises linked to the Viva Group.
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