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Deepak Kochhar was arrested by the Enforcement
Directorate, one of two crime fighting agencies investigating
the couple, the government official said on condition of
anonymity, adding that Kochhars have denied all charges against
them.
The Enforcement Directorate and the Central Bureau of
Investigation have been investigating Deepak Kochhar, head of
the company NuPower Renewables and his wife Chanda Kochhar on
suspicion of cheating, criminal conspiracy and money laundering.
The accusations led to Chanda Kochhar, who had been one of
India's few senior women bankers, resigning her position at
ICICI <ICBK.NS> almost two years ago.
Reuters was not able to immediately obtain contact details of a
lawyer for Deepak Kochhar, and Chanda Kochhar did not respond to
a Reuters request for comment. The Enforcement Directorate also
did not responds to requests for comment.
Deepak Kochhar is likely to appear before a special court on
Tuesday where the Enforcement Directorate will seek to keep him
in custody for further questioning, the government official
said.
(Reporting by Aftab Ahmed and Nupur Anand; Editing by Edwina
Gibbs)
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