Enforcement Directorate Files Chargesheet Against Former UCO Bank CMD

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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a chargesheet against former UCO Bank CMD Subodh Kumar Goel and his family members, alleging their involvement in a bank loan fraud case of over Rs 6,200 crore. Goel was arrested in May for his alleged role in sanctioning loans to a Kolkata-based company, Concast Steel & Power Ltd. (CSPL), and receiving substantial illegal gratifications in the form of cash, immovable properties, and luxury goods. The ED has also attached properties worth Rs 106.36 crore under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) and frozen assets totaling Rs 612.71 crore.

Key Takeaways:

  • A chargesheet has been filed against former UCO Bank CMD Subodh Kumar Goel and his family members under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) for their alleged involvement in a bank loan fraud case of over Rs 6,200 crore.
  • The ED has attached properties worth Rs 106.36 crore under the PMLA and frozen assets totaling Rs 612.71 crore in the case.
  • Goel was arrested in May for his alleged role in sanctioning loans to Kolkata-based company Concast Steel & Power Ltd. (CSPL).
  • Evidence suggests that Goel received substantial illegal gratifications in the form of cash, immovable properties, and luxury goods routed through a web of shell companies.
  • A Chartered Accountant (CA) named Anant Kumar Agarwal, an alleged close associate of Goel, was also arrested by the agency in June for facilitating accommodation entries and managing shell entities.
  • The ED has alleged that Goel used accommodation entries (hawala transactions) and structured layering through front companies for systematic settlement of kickbacks.

Statistics:

  • The total freezing of assets in the case: Rs 612.71 crore
  • The properties attached under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA): Rs 106.36 crore
  • The alleged bank loan fraud amount: over Rs 6,200 crore
  • The loans sanctioned by Goel to Concast Steel & Power Ltd. (CSPL): over Rs 1,460 crore

Sources:

  • "Ex-UCO Bank CMD's properties worth Rs 106.36 crore attached." Enforcement Directorate, July 25.
  • "ED attaches properties of Rishi Agarwal, others worth over Rs 106 crore in UCO Bank loan case." The Hindu, July 25.