Yes Bank Crisis: Look Out Notice Issued Against Founder Rana Kapoor After ED Raids His Home

An Enforcement Directorate official related to the probe informed that the agency has issued LOC against Yes Bank founder Rana Kapoor, so that the does not leaves the country.

The ED's action comes a day after the RBI superseded the Yes Bank board for 30 days. (File Photo/ Getty)

New Delhi: A day after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) superseded the Yes Bank board for 30 days and appointed an administrator while putting a cap of Rs 50,000 on withdrawal by account holders for a month, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) filed a money laundering case and carried out searches at the residence of the bank's founder Rana Kapoor on Friday night. According to the latest update, central financial probe agency also issued a look out circular against Kapoor, so that he does not leaves the country. "Yes, the agency registered a case of money laundering in the Yes Bank matter," a senior ED official told news agency IANS. Confirming the searches carried out at Kapoor's residence in Mumbai's Worli area by the central financial probe agency, the official said, "Yes, the searches started late in the evening at his residence."

Maharashtra: Enforcement Directorate (ED) raid is underway at #YesBank founder Rana Kapoor's residence, at 'Samudra Mahal' residential tower in Mumbai. ED has registered a case under Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) against Rana Kapoor. pic.twitter.com/3JghF9nhIE

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Another ED official, also related to the probe said the agency has issued LOC against Kapoor, so that the does not leaves the country. The copy of the LOC has been sent to the airport's with details of his passport. The case against Kapoor is linked to the DHFL probe as the loans lent by the bank to the company allegedly turned NPAs. The raid was conducted under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) and is aimed at collecting evidence. WATCH REPORT | Mumbai: ED Conducts Raid At Yes Bank's Founder Rana Kapoor's Residence The central agency is also probing Kapoor's role in connection with the disbursal of a loan to a corporate entity and the subsequent alleged kickbacks reportedly received in his wife's accounts. Other alleged irregularities are also under the agency's scanner A senior ED official related to the probe told IANS, "Yes, the agency registered a case of money laundering in the Yes Bank matter." When asked if the central financial probe agency carried out searches at the residence of Kapoor in Mumbai, the official said, "Yes, the searches started late in the evening at his residence." The ED's action comes a day after the RBI superseded the Yes Bank board for 30 days and appointed an administrator, putting a cap of Rs 50,000 on withdrawal by account holders for a month.

#BreakingNews | ED raids #YesBank’s former CEO #RanaKapoor’s Worli residence in Mumbai

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The RBI said that the bank's board was superseded "owing to serious deterioration in the financial position of the bank". Former SBI CFO Prashant Kumar was appointed as administrator of Yes Bank. Yes Bank has over 1,000 branches and 1,800-plus ATMs around the country which are under severe stress after the crisis erupted last night. Earlier in the day, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that the bank was put under watch since 2017 and developments relating to it were being monitored on a day-to-day basis. "Since 2017, the central bank noticed governance issues and weak regulatory compliance at Yes Bank, besides wrong asset classification and risky credit decisions," the Finance Minister said. The bank took many risky credit decisions, and the RBI had advised change in management, she said, adding such decisions were taken in the interest of the bank's health. A new CEO was appointed in September 2018 and clean up of the bank started and the investigative agencies too found irregularities, she said. Sitharaman said the RBI has been asked to assess the causes of problems and identify the role played by individuals. The restructuring scheme will be fully effective within 30 days, she said, adding that the State Bank of India has expressed willingness to invest in Yes Bank. (With additional inputs from agencies)