3 weeks ago
ED Attaches ₹150-Crore Assets in Deepak Cables Bank Fraud Case
Some grown-ups are in trouble for not using borrowed money the right way.
A company called Deepak Cables got a very big loan from a group of banks.
The biggest bank in the group is called the State Bank of India.
The company is accused of taking that loan money and using it for other things instead of what it was supposed to be used for.
That is against the rules, and it is called bank fraud.
A special police team called the Enforcement Directorate is looking into this case.
They found properties worth about 150 crore rupees that they think were bought with the bad money.
Now they have taken control of these properties.
They also arrested the company's managing director.
The team is still checking to see if there are more properties involved.
Their job is to make sure money that was gained by breaking the rules is taken back.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) attached immovable properties worth around ₹150 crore in the Deepak Cables Ltd. money laundering case.
The case involves an alleged ₹899.35-crore bank fraud linked to loans from a bank consortium led by the State Bank of India (SBI).
The attached assets belong to Managing Director K. Venkateswara Rao, Director Satyavathi Bal, and several associate entities of Deepak Cables.
The action was taken under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), following allegations that loan funds were diverted and misused.
In May, ED officials searched company premises, seized documents and assets, and arrested Managing Director K. Venkateswara Rao; the probe is ongoing.
- Who
- The Enforcement Directorate (ED), along with Deepak Cables Ltd. Managing Director K. Venkateswara Rao, Director Satyavathi Bal, and associate entities.
- What
- Attachment of immovable properties worth around ₹150 crore in an alleged ₹899.35-crore bank fraud and money laundering case.
- Where
- Bengaluru, India, where the case is being investigated.
- When
- The latest attachment was announced following searches conducted in May this year.
- Why
- Because the company allegedly diverted and misused loans obtained from an SBI-led banking consortium instead of using them for sanctioned business purposes.
Key facts
- Attached Asset Value
- Around ₹150 crore in immovable properties
- Alleged Fraud Amount
- ₹899.35 crore
- Company
- Deepak Cables Ltd.
- Lead Lender
- State Bank of India (SBI)-led bank consortium
- Legal Basis
- Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA)
- Key Individuals
- MD K. Venkateswara Rao (arrested), Director Satyavathi Bal
- Earlier Action
- ED searches in May; documents and assets seized











