Avantha Group's Gautam Thapar arrested by ED for money laundering
Avantha Group's Gautam Thapar arrested by ED for money laundering: On Tuesday evening the Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested Avantha Group promoter Gautam Thapar investigating a money laundering case against him. The agency arrested him following searches at 14 locations, including Mumbai and Delhi. The ED started interrogating Thapar on Tuesday morning in connection with the alleged property transaction between Avantha Realty and YES Bank's co-founder Rana Kapoor and his wife. In June, the federal agency had booked Thapar and promoters and directors of two private companies based in Delhi and Gurugram for causing an alleged loss of Rs 467 crore (approximately) to YES Bank. Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) too has been investigating Thapar's role in the matter. Agencies also examined Thapar's role in alleged irregularities at CG Power and Industrial Solutions in a separate case. In 2019, the CG Powe...