Venugopal Dhoot (born in Mumbai, India) is an Indian businessman. According to Forbes magazine, his wealth in 2015 was $1.19 billion, the 61st richest person in India.[1] He is the founder, chairman and managing director of Videocon.[2] He was arrested by the CBI on 26 Dec 2022 in the ICICI Bank Fraud case.[3]
Venugopal Dhoot | |
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| Born | 30 September 1951 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | College of Engineering, Pune |
| Occupation | Founder & Chairman Videocon |
| Children | Anirudh Dhoot, Surbhi Dhoot. |
Controversies
editIn April 2018, authorities issued a lookout circular (LOC) for Dhoot, Chanda Kochhar and her husband Deepak Kochhar.[4] The LOC was issued due to Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) investigations into irregularities concerning a ₹3,250 crore (US$390 million) loan made from ICICI Bank to Videocon Group[5] and the use of shell companies and a quid pro quo arrangement in the case of a ₹64 crore (US$7.7 million) loan by Dhoot of Videocon to NuPower Renewables,[6] a company which is owned by Deepak Kochhar.[4]
In January 2023 he was granted interim bail by the Bombay High Court on the grounds that his arrest was not in compliance with the law.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Venugopal Dhoot". Forbes. Archived from the original on 30 July 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
- ^ "Annual report" (PDF). videocon industries. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
- ^ "CBI arrests Videocon founder Venugopal Dhoot in ICICI Bank loan fraud case". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
- ^ a b Jain, Meetu. "CBI alerts airports. Chanda, Deepak, Venugopal can't leave India without informing authorities". India Today. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
- ^ "CBI questions Rajiv Kochhar, Venugopal Dhoot aide in Videocon loan case". Hindustan Times. 7 April 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
- ^ Ohri, Raghav (5 April 2018). "Agencies to probe use of shell companies for Rs 64 crore Videocon loan". The Economic Times. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
- ^ "HC grants interim bail to Venugopal Dhoot, says reasons "casual, sans substance"". Mint. 20 January 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
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