New Delhi: The CBI on Thursday booked former CEO of the ICICI bank, Chanda Kochhar, her husband Deepak Kocchar and Videocon group MD Venugopal Dhoot for the alleged cheating and corruption in sanctioning loans to the company, which caused a loss of Rs 1,730 crore to the bank.
The loans were issued in the alleged violation of the laid-down policy and regulations of the bank, they added.
Most of these loans became non-performing assets over the course, causing a loss of Rs 1,730 crore to the bank, they said.
The term loan of Rs 300 crore sanctioned to Videocon International Electronics Ltd was disbursed on September 7, 2009.
The next day, Mr Dhoot allegedly transferred Rs 64 crore to Nupower Renewables Ltd, through Supreme Energy founded by him”, the CBI alleged.
“This was the first major capital received by NRL to acquire first power plant. Thus, Ms Kochhar got illegal gratification through her husband from VIL/Mr Dhoot for sanctioning a loan of Rs 300 crore to VIEL,” the CBI alleged.
