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New Delhi: The Rouse Avenue court issued an open-ended non-bailable warrant (NBW) against three persons, including a company’s CMD, in a money laundering case linked to a Rs 1200 crore bank fraud case. This case is related to Amira Pure Foods Private Limited. Two of the accused are not in India.
According to the report of the Foreign Regional Registration Office (FRRO), Karan A Chanana left the country in 2017 and Anita Daing in 2016.
Special CBI judge Amitabh Rawat issued an open-ended warrant against three persons: Karan A Chanana, Anita Daing and Rajesh Arora.
Open-ended NBWs are warrants without a date for execution and do not have a time limit.
Special judge on May 28 disposed of the application filed by Enforcement Directorate (ED) on April 5, 2025, for issuance of open-ended Non-Bailable Warrant against accused persons, namely Karan A. Chanana, Anita Daing and Rajesh Arora.
“Let it be executed through lawful available means in respect of the accused not in India,” special judge Amitabh Rawat said in the order passed on May 28.
The application for cancellation of the NBW issued against Karan A Chanana was also dismissed by the court on May 28.
ED had prayed for issuance of open-ended Non-Bailable Warrant against three respondents, namely Karan A. Chanana, Anita Daing and Rajesh Arora.
Special Public Prosecutor (SPP) Simon Benjamin, Manish Jain, alongwith Snehal Shard, appeared for ED.
It was submitted that the investigation under PMLA conducted by the Prosecuting Agency is being prejudiced and adversely affected due to continued non-compliance with the summons issued by the Prosecuting Agency.
It was further submitted that these three are Directors/Ex-Directors and key decision-makers of M/s Amira Pure Foods Private Limited, the defaulting entity, and their joining of the investigation is necessary to bring the investigation to its logical end.
Investigation related to these accused persons is pending. A Prosecution complaint against some other accused has already been filed.
Enforcement Directorate (ED) had made effort to serve summons dated 08.11.2024 at Karan A Chanana’s London based known addresses through MHA under MLAT.
Chanana was directed to appear in person before this Directorate on 14.02.2025 in compliance of the Summons.
However, Karan A. Chanana failed to comply with the said summons and a response was received vide letter dated 01.02.2025 (received through email dated 02.02.2025) wherein his representative informed that Karan A Chanana is unable to make himself physically present on 14.02.2025 due to his deteriorating health condition.
