CBI raids on shadow lender DHFL promoters
New Delhi, Jun 22: The Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI) has registered a fresh case against Kapil Wadhawan and Dheeraj Wadhawan of DHFL for allegedly cheating a consortium of 17 banks led by the Union Bank of India to the tune of ₹ 34,615 crore, making it the biggest banking fraud probed by the agency, officials said.
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The CBI is carrying out searches at 12 locations in Mumbai at the premises of accused in the case, they said.
The agency booked the Dewan Housing Finance Corporation Ltd (DHFL), Kapil Wadhawan, the then CMD, Dheeraj Wadhawan, the director and six realtor companies for allegedly being part of criminal conspiracy to cheating the consortium led by the Union Bank of India to the tune of ₹ 34,615 crore, the officials said.
The
agency
has
acted
on
a
complaint
from
the
bank
on
February
11,
2022,
they
said.
Wadhawans
are
already
under
CBI
scanner
in
connection
with
alleged
corruption
involving
Yes
Bank
founder
Rana
Kapoor.
(PTI)