Yes Bank: Rana Kapoor's Family Under Scanner; Daughter Stopped From Leaving Country; All That Has Happened

BJP and Congress slammed each other and entered a war of words over Yes Bank crisis

Mumbai: Yes Bank founder Rana Kapoor being taken to a court after being arrested by Enforcement Directorate under money laundering charges, in Mumbai, Sunday, March 8, 2020. The arrest comes after charges of alleged financial irregularities and mismanagement in the operations of the private bank surfaced and the RBI and Union government initiated action to control its affairs. (PTI Photo)

New Delhi: Yes Bank founder Rana Kapoor who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate after over 30 hours of grilling on Sunday wee hours, has also been booked by the Central Bureau of Investigation over suspicious transactions between Yes Bank, DHFL and companies owned by Kapoor’s daughters. Kapoor will remain in ED custody till March 11, that means his Holi will now be spent in custody. CBI books Kapoor, DHFL's Wadhawan for corruption Hours after the Enforcement Director arrested Yes Bank's founder Rana Kapoor, the CBI on Sunday, registered a case against the former MD and CEO of the firm, Dewan Housing Finance Limited (DHFL) as well as its promoter Kapil Wadhawan on charges of corruption. The agency also named Doit Urban Ventures (India) Limited in its FIR that includes various Indian Penal Code sections and charges under Prevention and Corruption Act. Rana Kapoor's daughter Roshni stopped at Mumbai airport Yes Bank founder Rana Kapoor's daughter Roshni, who was headed to London by the British Airways, was stopped from leaving the country at the Mumbai Airport on Sunday. Earlier, Enforcement Directorate (ED) had issued a lookout notice against Rana Kapoor and his family including his wife Bindu Kapoor, daughters Rakhee Kapoor Tandon, Radha Kapoor and Roshni Kapoor. Rana Kapoor was handed over to the Enforcement Directorate till March 11 by Mumbai's Special Holiday Court on Sunday. BJP, Cong slam each other over Yes Bank crisis A war of words broke out between the BJP and the Congress on Sunday over the Yes Bank crisis with the ruling party seeking to link it with the Gandhi family, while the opposition wondered if the prime minister and finance minister were "complicit" as the bank's loan book grew manifold. Posting on Twitter a clip of a news channel report that Rana Kapoor, the arrested Yes Bank founder, had bought a painting from Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, BJP's information and technology wing in-charge Amit Malviya alleged that every financial crime in India has "deep links" with the Gandhis. The Congress dismissed the charge "fake" and called it a "diversionary" tactic.