Sterling Biotech

More than Rs 20 crore worth of assets have been attached under the anti-money laundering law in the alleged bank fraud case against Gujarat-based pharmaceutical group Sterling Biotech, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) said on Tuesday.

The CBI has absolved its former Special Director Rakesh Asthana of allegations of taking bribes from fraud-accused pharma company Sterling Biotech, sources have said.

A Delhi court on Monday declared four directors of a Gujarat-based pharma firm, Sterling Biotech Ltd (SBL), "fugitive economic offenders" in a Rs 8,100-crore bank fraud case.

A Rs 8,100-crore bank loan fraud case against the owners of Gujarat-based Sterling Biotech group and others was on Tueday reassigned here to the same judge who a day earlier recused himself from hearing the matter, saying he was approached by one of the parties in the case.

An Additional Sessions Judge hearing the Rs 8,100-crore bank loan fraud case against the owners of Gujarat-based Sterling Biotech group and others recused himself from hearing the matter today, saying he was approached by one of the parties in the case.

Facing a probe by the Enforcement Directorate in a money-laundering case, senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel has claimed that the investigation agency has failed to answer his question on who in the Gujarat government had bestowed benefits, privileges and honours to the Sandesara group, for which he is being quizzed.

Enforcement Directorate (ED) investigators today began the second round of questioning of senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel at his residence in Delhi in connection with the Sandesara brothers bank fraud and money laundering case probe, officials said.

The Enforcement Directorate questioned senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel on Saturday in connection with a multi-crore money laundering case involving Gujarat-based firm Sterling Biotech and the main promoters of the Sterling Group - the Sandesara brothers.

The Enforcement Directorate has provisionally attached Rs 78 crore worth of properties belonging to former ICICI Bank CEO Chanda Kochhar as part of a probe into a money laundering case involving the bank and the Videocon Group

A day after the Enforcement Directorate questioned Faisal Patel, son of senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel, in the alleged multi-crore bank fraud and money-laundering by the Gujarat-based Sterling Biotech, the agency has summoned him again on Monday, according to ED officials.

Faisal Patel, son of senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel, was again questioned by the Enforcement Directorate on Thursday in connection with its probe into the alleged multi-crore bank fraud and money laundering by Gujarat-based firm Sterling Biotech, officials said.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday recorded the statement of Irfan Siddiqui, the son-in-law of senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel, in connection with the multi-crore-rupee bank fraud and money-laundering probe against Gujarat-based pharmaceutical firm Sterling Biotech, officials said.

The Enforcement Directorate has recorded the statements of Bollywood actor Dino Morea and DJ Aqeel in connection with the Sterling Biotech alleged bank fraud money laundering case, officials said Wednesday.

Popular disc jockey DJ Aqeel, the son-in-law of actor-director Sanjay Khan, on Monday skipped an Enforcement Directorate's summons in the Rs 8,100 crore Sterling Biotech loan fraud case.

The Enforcement Directorate has summoned Bollywood actor Dino Morea and DJ Aqeel for questioning in the Sterling Biotech alleged bank fraud and money laundering probe case, officials said on Monday.

More than Rs 20 crore worth of assets have been attached under the anti-money laundering law in the alleged bank fraud case against Gujarat-based pharmaceutical group Sterling Biotech, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) said on Tuesday.

The CBI has absolved its former Special Director Rakesh Asthana of allegations of taking bribes from fraud-accused pharma company Sterling Biotech, sources have said.

A Delhi court on Monday declared four directors of a Gujarat-based pharma firm, Sterling Biotech Ltd (SBL), "fugitive economic offenders" in a Rs 8,100-crore bank fraud case.

A Rs 8,100-crore bank loan fraud case against the owners of Gujarat-based Sterling Biotech group and others was on Tueday reassigned here to the same judge who a day earlier recused himself from hearing the matter, saying he was approached by one of the parties in the case.

An Additional Sessions Judge hearing the Rs 8,100-crore bank loan fraud case against the owners of Gujarat-based Sterling Biotech group and others recused himself from hearing the matter today, saying he was approached by one of the parties in the case.

Facing a probe by the Enforcement Directorate in a money-laundering case, senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel has claimed that the investigation agency has failed to answer his question on who in the Gujarat government had bestowed benefits, privileges and honours to the Sandesara group, for which he is being quizzed.

Enforcement Directorate (ED) investigators today began the second round of questioning of senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel at his residence in Delhi in connection with the Sandesara brothers bank fraud and money laundering case probe, officials said.

The Enforcement Directorate questioned senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel on Saturday in connection with a multi-crore money laundering case involving Gujarat-based firm Sterling Biotech and the main promoters of the Sterling Group - the Sandesara brothers.

The Enforcement Directorate has provisionally attached Rs 78 crore worth of properties belonging to former ICICI Bank CEO Chanda Kochhar as part of a probe into a money laundering case involving the bank and the Videocon Group

A day after the Enforcement Directorate questioned Faisal Patel, son of senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel, in the alleged multi-crore bank fraud and money-laundering by the Gujarat-based Sterling Biotech, the agency has summoned him again on Monday, according to ED officials.

Faisal Patel, son of senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel, was again questioned by the Enforcement Directorate on Thursday in connection with its probe into the alleged multi-crore bank fraud and money laundering by Gujarat-based firm Sterling Biotech, officials said.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday recorded the statement of Irfan Siddiqui, the son-in-law of senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel, in connection with the multi-crore-rupee bank fraud and money-laundering probe against Gujarat-based pharmaceutical firm Sterling Biotech, officials said.

The Enforcement Directorate has recorded the statements of Bollywood actor Dino Morea and DJ Aqeel in connection with the Sterling Biotech alleged bank fraud money laundering case, officials said Wednesday.

Popular disc jockey DJ Aqeel, the son-in-law of actor-director Sanjay Khan, on Monday skipped an Enforcement Directorate's summons in the Rs 8,100 crore Sterling Biotech loan fraud case.

The Enforcement Directorate has summoned Bollywood actor Dino Morea and DJ Aqeel for questioning in the Sterling Biotech alleged bank fraud and money laundering probe case, officials said on Monday.