How Nigeria’s Attorney-General, Malami Shielded Indian-Muslim Family Accused Of Over N600 Billion Graft Report
Nigeria s Attorney-General rebuffed an Indian request for their extradition, arguing that the case appeared to be politically motivated.
by SaharaReporters, New York
Jun 09, 2021
Members of famous Indian family the Sandesaras, indicted or on the run for tax evasion, loan fraud, and other alleged offences enjoy state protection from Albania, Kosovo, and Nigeria, says an investigative report by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP).
The Sandesaras Chetankumar, his wife Diptiben, and elder brother Nitin had been on the run since 2017, when authorities in India accused them of defrauding local banks out of loans worth over $700 million at the time.
Fugitive Sandesaras of Sterling Biotech Continue To Do Business with Indian Oil PSUs
Moneylife Digital Team
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In one more shocking twist to the controversial goings-on at major corporate defaulter Sterling group, it has been revealed that the fugitive Sandesara family is not only dictating terms to Indian public sector banks (PSBs) but has also continued to do business with the State-run oil companies.
According to whistle-blower Captain Sukhpal Singh, while the Sandesaras have been declared fugitives by the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court in September 2020, Indian Oil Corp Ltd (IOC) is importing oil from Sterling Oil Exploration & Energy Production Company Ltd (SEEPCO) from Nigeria, a group company of the Sandesaras.