ED Fles Chargesheet Against Gautam Thapar in Money Laundering Case

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday filed a charge sheet (Prosecution Complaint) against Avantha group promoter Gautam Thapar in connection with a Rs 500-crore money laundering case.

The bail application of Gautam Thapar was also listed before Special Judge Sanjeev Aggarwal's Court and detailed arguments were made on behalf of him.

The matter is adjourned to October 7 for further arguments.

The Delhi High Court on Thursday dismissed Gautam Thapar's plea challenging the ground of his arrest in the money laundering case.

Vijay Aggarwal, Advocate appearing on behalf of Mr. Thapar argued that Investigation and interrogation qua the Applicant is completed and no grounds for continued custody are made out. Continued detention of the Applicant who has been languishing in the custody at the pre-trial stage does not appear to be warranted. During the hearing of the case, it was also contended that allegations levelled against the applicant are baseless as the banking transaction with Yes Bank is devoid of any criminality.

Gautam Thapar is represented by Advocate Vijay Aggarwal, briefed by Advocate Sandeep Kapur, Senior Partner, Karanjawala and Co. and comprising Vir Sandhu, Rajat Soni, Vivek Suri, Niharika Karanjawala, Apoorva Pandey, Mridul Yadav, Abhimanshu Dhyani and Sahil Modi.