Kapil Wadhawan of DHFL joins Enforcement Directorate's probe

Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) investigation into Iqbal Mirchi case gained momentum on Monday with financial giant Dewan Housing Finance Corporation‘s (DHFL) chairman and managing director Kapil Wadhawan joining probe. According to sources, Wadhawan also submitted a few documents to ED’s Mumbai unit.

ncy had earlier conducted searches after Republic TV on October 18 exposed link between a company associated with Iqbal Mirchi Sunblink Real Estate Pvt Ltd and an NBFC which was suspected to be DHFL. His bror Dheeraj Wadhawan is also under scanner of ncy as his name came up during investigation.

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Sublink accused of entering into a deal with Humayun Merchant

Following arrest of one Haroun Aleem Yusuf and Ranjeet Singh Bindra, ED came across Sunblink Real Estate Pvt Ltd during investigation. Sunblink is accused of entering into a deal worth Rs 225 crore with Iqbal Mirchi’s close aide and Power of Attorney Humayun Merchant for three properties in Mumbai. ED has informed court that “Rs 2186 crores was received as a loan on proceeds of crime by Sunblink Real Estate Pvt Limited from an NBFC." ncy did t name NBFC. Republic dug deeper to unearth link. It raises some uncomfortable questions for financial giant DHFL. 

A deep investigation carried out by Republic TV revealed that rot goes deeper. Studying balance sheet of Sunblink Real Estate Pvt Ltd. reveals that DHFL gave an unsecured loan of Rs 141,306,394 to Sunblink. Ar document accessed by Republic TV shows that DHFL approved “consolidation of loans along with security perfection amounting to Rs 2,186 crores” to Sunblink Real Estate Private Limited. Interestingly, this same amount – Rs 2,186 crores – given to Sunblink as a loan has been questioned by ED. ncy has told court that y suspect that this amount was used for terror activities.

According to sources, Dheeraj Wadhawan will be called in for questioning by ED as soon as he is released from Kokilaben Hospital where he is being treated for a lung ailment.

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