Published Sep 02, 2023 | 7:17 PM ⚊ Updated Sep 02, 2023 | 7:25 PM
File photo of Naresh Goyal. (Wikimedia Commons)
A special PMLA court in Mumbai on Saturday, 2 September, remanded Jet Airways founder Naresh Goyal in the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) custody till 11 September in an alleged case of fraud of ₹538 crore, registered on a complaint filed by Canara Bank.
Goyal (74) was arrested by the Central agency on Friday night under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) following a long session of questioning at its office in Mumbai.
He was produced before the court on Saturday.
The money-laundering case stems from a First Information Report registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) against Jet Airways, Goyal, his wife Anita and some former executives of his defunct airline.
The FIR was registered on the bank’s complaint alleging that it sanctioned credit limits and loans to Jet Airways (India) Ltd to the tune of ₹848.86 crore, of which ₹538.62 crore is outstanding.
Jet Airways Limited diverted funds to its subsidiaries, it alleged.
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