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Cox & Kings forged financials; siphoned off Rs 4,387 cr: Audit report

In August 2019, the lenders had appointed audit firm PwC to examine the CKL

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Cox & Kings shut down last October after a string of loan defaults and is facing insolvency proceedings. The lenders have filed claims of Rs 5,500 crore against it

Shrimi ChoudharyAneesh Phadnis New Delhi/Mumbai
In October 2018, a year before it went bust, an outbound specialist tour operator Cox & Kings (CKL), sold its education tour business in Europe for 467 million pounds (Rs 4,387 crore) with the stated aim of reducing debt and maximising shareholder returns. But an inquiry ordered by the firm’s lenders has now found that the sale proceeds were not used to pay bank loans and instead allegedly siphoned off by the promoters.

The 'mystery' of the education business sale is a part of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) investigation, which is also examining the siphoning-off of funds to the tune