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A Delhi tribunal connected Thursday (June 18, 2026) sent erstwhile managing manager of the Reliance Anil Ambani Group, Sateesh Seth, to 14 days successful judicial custody successful a wealth laundering lawsuit linked to hawala wealth transfer.
Vacation Judge Rashmi Gupta sent Mr. Seth to judicial custody till July 2 aft the completion of his custodial interrogation by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).
The tribunal allowed Mr. Seth to transportation his glasses and medicines arsenic per a doctor’s medicine portion successful jail. It besides directed jailhouse authorities to instrumentality an due determination regarding his petition for a furniture successful accordance with the jailhouse manual.
Mr. Seth was produced earlier the tribunal a time earlier the expiry of his six-day ED custody granted connected June 14.
The ED has arrested him successful a lawsuit arising retired of allegations that funds were siphoned overseas done hawala channels by creating fictitious bills against allegedly overvalued diamond imports.
According to the agency, its probe nether the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) identified Reliance Infrastructure Ltd. arsenic the superior beneficiary of a large-scale fiscal fraud involving the alleged diversion of nationalist funds from 2 National Highways Authority of India roadworthy projects, the Jaipur-Reengus toll roadworthy task and the Trichi-Karur toll roadworthy project.
The bureau alleged that Reliance Infra was among the firm entities that utilized ammunition companies to transportation funds overseas and siphoned disconnected astir ₹92 crore.
The ED registered an Enforcement Case Information Report connected the ground of an FIR lodged by the Mumbai Police successful February.
On June 14, the tribunal had granted six days’ ED custody of Mr. Seth, saying that, considering the quality of allegations and his alleged relation successful the offence, his elaborate and sustained interrogation was indispensable for the investigation.
