Naresh Goyal offloaded and detained |
Naresh Goyal, founder of beleaguered carrier Jet airways and his wife, Anita, had a dramatic detention at Mumbai airport on Saturday. The enquiry on Naresh Goyal leading to diversion of funds and source of their equity is in process. Owing over 8,500 crores to lenders, led by state bank of India, the couple was asked to deboard the Dubai-bound Emirates flight. The alert was given by enforcement directorate as he is been looking the case of grounded carrier. It had earlier been looking at Etihad`s investment in the company who was maintaining the jet airways frequent flyer programme for possible violation. The enquiry regarding the diversion of funds and source of their equity led to Naresh`s detention. The Enforcement Directorate is investigating into the dispel/disappearance of funds by the grounded airlines. The ministry of corporate affairs is yet to decide to give an order of enquiry by Serious Fraud Investigation officer Initially due to mismatch in the written names in their passports and written instructions of the ED, the couple was allowed to board the plane until some officers realized it. Government officials in the capital said that often, the immigration authorities are alerted about the lookout notices and they act according to that.
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