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  • CBI files chargesheet against Kochhars, Dhoot in loan case – Times of India

    CBI files chargesheet against Kochhars, Dhoot in loan case – Times of India



    MUMBAI: The CBI has submitted a chargesheet against Chanda Kochhar, ex-CEO of ICICI Bank, her husband Deepak Kochhar and VN Dhoot, founder of the Videocon group, in a Rs 3,250 crore loan fraud case. Also named in the chargesheet are 6 others, including companies, and one of Dhoot’s close relatives who allegedly signed documents related to the loan disbursement. Another accused is a chartered accountant who allegedly gave a certificate claiming that the loan amount was utilised for the purpose for which it was disbursed.
    The prosecution said sanction to prosecute Chanda is awaited from the bank.
    Among the charges, the CBI has invoked Section 409 relating to criminal misconduct by a public servant of IPC . Other charges under the IPC include 420 (cheating) and 120B (criminal conspiracy) in addition to offences under the Prevention of Corruption Act.
    The document has been submitted before the appropriate department in the sessions court for verification. T he chargesheet will then be sent before the special CBI court, which will commence proceedings on its cognisance.
    The CBI had arrested Kochhar along with her husband and Dhoot in the case in December 2022. In January, the court released them on bail.
    According to the CBI’s case, two companies formed in 2008 were used as part of a quid pro quo arrangement between Chanda and Dhoot. Dhoot allegedly transferred his holdings in the two companies to Deepak just before Chanda became head of ICICI Bank.
    ICICI Bank subsequently sanctioned Rs 1,700 crore worth loans to Videocon Group, most of which turned into non-performing assets (NPAs). Earlier Kochhar’s advocate had challenged her arrest in the case stating it was illegal and violation of laws as sanction was not sought.
    CBI had alleged that Chanda Kochhar received a Rs 64 crore kickback from Videocon Group for her own use (through an investment in her husband’s firm). CBI had also alleged that as part of another quid pro quo, she resided in a flat without consideration during the period she dealt with the Videocon loan proposal. The flat was under litigation for possession between Videocon and Deepak Kochhar.





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  • FIR against Mumbai bizman who peed on AI female co-passenger – Times of India

    FIR against Mumbai bizman who peed on AI female co-passenger – Times of India


    NEW DELHI: Delhi Police have filed an FIR against a man who had allegedly urinated on a female septuagenarian passenger on board a flight from New York to Delhi on November 26. Police have identified the suspect as Shekhar Mishra, a businessman from Mumbai. Raids are being conducted to arrest him, an official said.
    The FIR was filed on Wednesday on the complaint of the woman which she had earlier submitted to the airline. Cops claimed they were informed about the incident in brief on December 28 by the airline, after which they had contacted the victim and the airline seeking details of the passenger and a complaint.

    Disgusting! Man urinates on woman passenger onboard New York-Delhi Air India flight, DGCA seeks report

    Police said they will also initiate action against the airline for not informing them or any other security official after landing.
    The accused passenger has been booked under IPC sections for outraging the modesty of a woman, misconduct by a drunken person, obscene act in public place as well as Aircraft Rules. The case was registered on the basis of the complaint which the 70-year old woman had filed.
    In its communication with police, the airline had not given many details required for legal action, cops claimed. The information sent only mentioned the names of two passengers and stated that an incident had “allegedly” occurred on their flight.

    The cops spoke to the aggrieved woman, who informed them that she had on November 27 already written a detailed complaint to the airlines. On January 4, Air India shared the detailed complaint of the woman based on which a case was registered.
    Ravi Kumar Singh, deputy commissioner of police, IGI Airport, said, “Based on the woman’s complaint, a case under Section 510 (misconduct in public by a drunken person), 509 (insulting the modesty of a woman), 294 (sings, recites or utters any obscene song, ballad or words, in or near any public place), 354 (intending to outrage modesty) of the Indian Penal Code as well as 23 Aircraft Rules Act (sic) has been registered. Efforts are being made to nab the accused.”
    Police officials have also received details about the crew members who were on board the flight, cops will also question them to ascertain the sequence of events. As per information available, the man, who is in his 50s, was heavily drunk and got up to go to the bathroom. Since he was not in his senses, he did not realise that it was a passenger’s seat and not the bathroom and continued to relieve himself.

    The woman was disappointed with the response of the crew and wrote a letter to Tata Group chairman N Chandrasekaran. “Shortly after lunch was served and the lights were switched off, another passenger walked to my seat, completely inebriated. He unzipped his pants, relieved himself and continued to expose me to his private parts,” said the letter.
    After urinating, the man continued to stand there, exposing himself, and moved only after one of her co-passengers asked him to leave. When he walked away, the woman immediately notified a cabin crew member. “My clothes, shoes and bag were completely soaked in urine. The stewardess followed me to the seat, verified that it smelled of urine, and sprayed disinfectant on my bag and shoes…” the letter said.





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