EOW arrests N.K. Proteins' MD in NSEL scam

MD Nilesh Patel owes Rs 930 crore to NSEL

Jignesh Shah
BS Reporter Mumbai
Last Updated : Oct 23 2013 | 12:44 AM IST
The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Mumbai police on Tuesday arrested N.K. Proteins’ Managing Director (MD) Nilesh Patel in connection with the National Spot Exchange Ltd (NSEL) fraud. Patel owed Rs 930 crore to the beleagured NSEL.

An EOW official said this was the fourth arrest in the fraud. EOW had arrested NSEL's former MD and Chief Executive Anjani Sinha, former Vice-President (market operations) Jai Bahukhandi and former Vice-President Amit Mukherjee.

Patel is the son-in-law of politician Shankarlal Guru, who resigned as chairman of NSEL on  August 19.

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NSEL had filed a complaint against five of its defaulting members before the investigation authorities.

This included Ark Imports Pvt Ltd, Lotus Refineries Pvt Ltd, NK Proteins Ltd, Vimladevi Agrotech Ltd and Yathuri Associates.

NSEL, promoted by Jignesh Shah-headed Financial Technologies (India) Ltd, has failed to settle Rs 5,600-crore due to 148 members/brokers, representing 13,000 investor clients, after it suspended trade on July 31, following the government direction.
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First Published: Oct 23 2013 | 12:26 AM IST

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