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The CBI connected Friday (March 20, 2026) questioned industrialist Anil Ambani for the 2nd consecutive time successful transportation with a Rs 2,929-crore cheating case, registered against Reliance Communications Ltd. and him connected a ailment by the State Bank of India (SBI), officials said.
Mr. Ambani arrived astatine the bureau office astatine astir 10 a.m., they said.
On Thursday (March 19, 2026), the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) sought his responses connected alleged money diversion, misappropriation and different irregularities successful the indebtedness funds issued to the institution by the bank, they said.
"The quality is successful furtherance to Mr. Ambani's committedness to widen afloat practice successful the substance with each agencies," Anil D, Ambani's Spokesperson had said successful a connection connected Thursday (March 19, 2026).
The CBI had booked Mr. Ambani successful August past twelvemonth for allegedly defrauding the SBI to the tune of ₹2,929 crore, officials said.
According to the SBI complaint, present portion of the FIR, the institution had an outstanding of implicit ₹40,000 crore to assorted lenders, with the nationalist assemblage slope unsocial facing a nonaccomplishment of ₹2,929 crore, according to 2018 figures.
The CBI booked Ambani and RCom for allegedly committing offences of transgression conspiracy, cheating and transgression breach of trust.
"It is alleged that the accused persons, successful transgression conspiracy, misrepresented and got sanctioned recognition facilities from SBI successful favour of Reliance Communication Ltd," a CBI spokesperson said successful a connection successful August past year.
Mr. Ambani's spokesperson responded, "Anil D Ambani denies each allegations and charges, and volition duly support himself." According to sources, the bureau besides searched the Ambani residence 'Sea Wind' astatine Cuffe Parade successful Mumbai.
The ailment filed by SBI pertains to matters dating backmost much than 10 years, according to Ambani's spokesperson.
At that time, Mr. Ambani was a non-executive manager of the company, with nary engagement successful the day-to-day management, a connection from his spokesperson past said.
"The substance remains sub-judice, pending earlier the NCLT (National Company Law Tribunal) and different judicial forums, including the Supreme Court, for the past six years," it said.
Anil Ambani has duly challenged SBI's declaration earlier the competent judicial forum, it said.
