ICICI-Videocon bank loan case: Chanda Kochhar appears before Enforcement Directorate

Chanda Kochhar’s husband Deepak Kochhar has also been summoned in the ICICI-Videocon bank loan case

Former ICICI Bank CEO Chanda Kochhar arrives to appear before Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with a bank loan fraud and money laundering case probe, in New Delhi on May 13, 2019.

Former ICICI Bank managing director and chief executive officer Chanda Kochhar, along with her husband Deepak Kochhar, appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday for questioning in connection with the Videocon Group bank loan case.

The ED had earlier recorded their statements in Mumbai. Ms. Chanda Kochhar's brother-in-law Rajiv Kochhar was also quizzed in Mumbai and Delhi.

The ED's money laundering probe is based on an FIR registered by the CBI, alleging a quid pro quo of ₹64 crore in the form of investments in the company of Ms. Chanda Kochhar's husband for sanction of loans to Videocon Group companies.

The ED had carried out searches on the premises of the Kochhars and Venugopal Dhoot of the Videocon Group in Mumbai and Aurangabad.

Among those named as accused in the CBI FIR are Videocon International Electronics Ltd. and Videocon Industries Limited, Supreme Energy and NuPower Renewables, a company run by Mr. Deepak Kochhar.