Archive · 19 Sep 2025
Former MP Arrested in ₹500 Crore Bank Loan Fraud
Imagine a bank where loans were given out like candy, but not the right way.
The ED, which is like a financial police force, arrested some people, including a former politician, for taking part in this scheme.
They're accused of illegally giving out over ₹500 crore in loans, with a chunk of that money allegedly going to the former politician and his friends.
These loans went through fake companies, and some bank officials allegedly got paid off.
Now, the ED is investigating where all the money went.
Former Congress MP Kuldeep Rai Sharma arrested in bank loan fraud case.
Sharma, former chairman of ANSCBL, along with two others, taken into custody.
Case stems from an FIR alleging loan irregularities and fraud.
Loans worth over ₹500 crore sanctioned fraudulently through shell companies.
ED alleges ₹230 crore siphoned off for Sharma and associates.
- Who
- Former Congress MP Kuldeep Rai Sharma, K. Murugan, and K. Kalaivanan
- What
- Arrested by the ED in connection to ANSCBL loan fraud
- When
- Wednesday evening
- Where
- Port Blair, Kolkata
- Why
- Due to alleged involvement in a ₹500 crore loan fraud.
- Arrested
- Former Congress MP Kuldeep Rai Sharma, K. Murugan, K. Kalaivanan
- Charges
- ANSCBL loan fraud
- Loan Amount
- ₹500 crore
- Amount Siphoned
- ₹230 crore
- Agency
- Enforcement Directorate (ED)