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Who is Gautam Thapar?

Gautam Thapar is the promoter of Avantha Group and former chairman of CG Power and Industrial Solutions. He belongs to the third generation of the family business established in 1919 by his grandfather Karam Chand Thapar.
 
Gautam Thapar received his education from Doon School in Dehradun and graduated from St. Stephen's College in Delhi. Later, he studied chemical engineering at the Pratt Institute in the United States.

The 60-year-old tycoon played a significant role in turning the organisation into a behemoth and in getting it renamed as the Avantha Group of Companies. Thapar progressed through the ranks and helped the organisation
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Sebi slaps Rs 10 cr penalty on Gautam Thapar for alleged fund diversion

Passes final order in CG Power fund diversion case; also fines Avantha Holdings Rs 5 cr and deal lenders IndusInd Bank and Aditya Birla Finance Rs 1 cr each

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Updated On : 04 Oct 2022 | 8:53 PM IST

CBI files chargesheet against Rana Kapoor, Gautam Thapar in bank fraud case

CBI filed a charge sheet against Rana Kapoor, the then MD and CEO, Yes Bank, and Gautam Thapar, Chairman, Avantha Group and Oyster Buildwell in connection with Rs 466.51 crore bank fraud case

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Updated On : 20 Sep 2022 | 6:29 AM IST

CBI files charge sheet against Rana Kapoor, Gautam Thapar in Yes Bank fraud

Kapoor is also co-accused with Thapar in another case related to alleged diversion of public money in Yes Bank in exchange for a high-end property at an upscale neighbourhood of Delhi, officials said.

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Updated On : 19 Sep 2022 | 11:00 PM IST

CBI quizzes Rana Kapoor in Rs 466-crore scam involving Gautam Thapar

The CBI has questioned YES Bank founder and its former CEO and MD, Rana Kapoor in connection with alleged diversion of over Rs 466 crore in the bank during 2017-19 by Avantha group promoter Gautam Thapar, officials said.

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Updated On : 12 Apr 2022 | 12:25 AM IST

YES Bank case: HC grants bail to Avantha Group promoter Gautam Thapar

Bombay HC on Friday granted bail to Gautam Thapar, the promoter of Avantha Group in connection with the Yes Bank fraud case involving a transaction of Rs 307 crore with the realty company

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Updated On : 25 Mar 2022 | 8:35 PM IST

HC dismisses bail plea of Gautam Thapar in money laundering case

The detailed order of the high court is awaited

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Updated On : 03 Mar 2022 | 3:05 AM IST

Court grants bail to Rana Kapoor, Gautam Thapar in property sale case

Kapoor and Thapar, however, will not walk out of jail as they are in judicial custody in connection with some other cases

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Updated On : 16 Feb 2022 | 10:32 PM IST

HC dismisses Avantha Group promoter Gautam Thapar's plea challenging arrest

The Delhi High Court Thursday dismissed a plea by Avantha Group promoter Gautam Thapar, arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with a Rs 500-crore money laundering case

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Updated On : 30 Sep 2021 | 12:53 PM IST

HC asks ED to respond to Avantha Group promoter's plea challenging arrest

The Delhi High Court Monday asked the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to respond to a plea by Avantha Group promoter Gautam Thapar, arrested in connection with a Rs 500-crore money laundering case

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Updated On : 16 Aug 2021 | 3:30 PM IST

Delhi Court sends Avantha Group promoter Gautam Thapar to 10-day ED custody

A Delhi court extended by ten days the custodial interrogation of Avantha Group promoter Gautam Thapar, arrested by Enforcement Directorate in connection with a Rs 500 crore money laundering case

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Updated On : 05 Aug 2021 | 8:58 PM IST

Tracking Gautam Thapar: Avantha Group poster boy's fall from grace

Group insiders and analysts say that the group could never recover from the rapid expansion drive, along with some failed foreign buyouts

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Updated On : 05 Aug 2021 | 6:02 AM IST

Delhi court sends Avantha promoter Gautam Thapar to one-day ED custody

Thapar was arrested on Tuesday night after the agency carried out raids against him and his linked businesses in Delhi and Mumbai

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Updated On : 05 Aug 2021 | 12:47 AM IST

Money laundering case: ED arrests Avantha Group's Gautam Thapar

The agency arrested him following searches at 14 locations, including Mumbai and Delhi.

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Updated On : 03 Aug 2021 | 11:49 PM IST

Rs 2,435-cr bank fraud case: CBI books ex-Crompton Greaves chairman, others

The CBI on Thursday carried out searches at locations in Mumbai, Delhi and Gurgaon.

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Updated On : 24 Jun 2021 | 7:26 PM IST

PE firm Advent pares holding in CG Consumer, sold 6% stake in two tranches

Raises Rs 1,492 crore from deal; Societe Generale picks up 0.62% for Rs 153 crore, identity of other buyers not known

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Updated On : 09 Feb 2021 | 9:24 PM IST

CG Power shareholders vote to declassify Gautam Thapar as promoter

Within days of the unearthing of the fraud involving siphoning off money raised using company assets as collateral, Thapar was removed by the company board on August 29, 2019

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Updated On : 21 Oct 2020 | 6:28 PM IST

Sebi refuses to lift capital market ban on CG Power, Gautam Thapar

Besides Thapar, the other officials banned are CG Power's former Chief Financial Officer V R Venkatesh and former directors Madhav Acharya and B Hariharan

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Updated On : 11 Mar 2020 | 9:55 PM IST

NCLT allows MCA's plea to reopen CG Power's accounts from FY15 to FY19

The corporate affairs ministry had filed an application in the NCLT seeking the appointment of an independent auditor to reopen the accounts of CG Power & Industrial Solution from 2014-15 to 2018-19

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Updated On : 06 Mar 2020 | 1:32 AM IST

CG Power's boardroom battle has destroyed value for shareholders: InGovern

According to Thapar, the events at CG Power have been orchestrated by the lenders

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Updated On : 13 Feb 2020 | 5:33 PM IST

Bankruptcies, jail and even death: The year was bad for some Indian tycoons

Some of the country's biggest and most-storied businessmen saw their fortunes fade in 2019.

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Updated On : 31 Dec 2019 | 8:06 AM IST