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The headline dominating Indian business news this week is that Dhirubhai Ambani's legacy site, the iconic Dhirubhai Ambani Knowledge City, has become the subject of a massive government action in one of the largest bank fraud investigations in recent memory. According to The Times of India, the Enforcement Directorate attached the sprawling 132-acre property in Navi Mumbai, valued at over Rs 4,462 crore, bringing the total attachment of assets linked to Anil Ambani and his group to more than Rs 7,500 crore. This turbocharged investigation alleges that loans taken by various companies under the Reliance Communications umbrella were improperly used to repay each other, transferred to related parties, and even moved into mutual funds, all in breach of banking norms and loan sanction conditions. The Economic Times elaborates that over Rs 13,600 crore was diverted for evergreening loans, Rs 12,600 crore rerouted to affiliates, and Rs 1,800 crore parked in fixed deposits and mutual funds, all while banks have declared the group’s loan accounts as fraudulent with outstanding liabilities exceeding Rs 40,000 crore.
Meanwhile, the Reliance Group was quick to respond to the media circus, as covered by The Financial Express and India Today. It stressed this latest seizure won’t affect the day-to-day business or prospects of Reliance Infrastructure and Reliance Power since these firms are debt-free and the bulk of attached assets actually belong to Reliance Communications, a company that’s been under insolvency for six years, under the supervision of a resolution professional. That didn’t stop speculation online, with investor chatter spiking across social media as shareholders worried about fallout, though Reliance’s statement reassured their millions of minor investors that operations remain unaffected and that any repeated linking of Anil Ambani to these still-operating firms is, in their view, outdated and unfair.
It’s important to note, as both the Reliance Group and The Economic Times highlight, that the Dhirubhai Ambani Knowledge City now falls under the insolvency process and is ultimately being managed by the creditors. The drama is far from over: authorities are probing several close aides and so-called front entities for their roles in an alleged rigging of insolvency proceedings, with more high-profile arrests reportedly possible. While Dhirubhai Ambani himself passed away in 2002 and is not the subject of these current investigations, the continued twists in his business empire’s saga keep his name splashed across headlines, fueling both investor anxiety and public fascination, while the long-term shadow over the Ambani legacy grows ever larger with each passing episode. No verifiable personal public appearances, fresh business launches, or direct social media activity pertaining to Dhirubhai Ambani himself have surfaced in the past week—all the noise is about companies bearing his name and the titanic power struggle over his corporate offspring.
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