RCOM: Bank of India Classifies Loan Accounts of Company and Directors as 'Fraud'
The 'Fraud' classification by a major bank can have severe legal and financial repercussions for the company, its directors, and stakeholders, especially considering the ongoing CIRP.
Classification of loan accounts as 'Fraud' indicates significant financial and legal distress for the company and its involved parties.
* Bank of India (BOI) has classified the loan accounts of Reliance Communications Limited (RCOM), its subsidiary Reliance Telecom Limited (RTL), and certain directors as ‘Fraud’. * The classification follows letters dated August 8, 2025, received on August 22, 2025, from BOI. * Individuals impacted include Shri Anil Dhirajlal Ambani (promoter and erstwhile director of RCOM), Smt. Manjari Ashok Kacker (erstwhile director of RCOM), and Smt. Grace Thomas (erstwhile director of RTL and present director of RCOM). * The decision was based on a forensic audit that revealed diversion and misappropriation of funds. * A show-cause notice was issued on August 19, 2024, and a corrigendum on September 6, 2024, to the involved parties, seeking their submissions on the audit findings. * RCOM responded by stating that it is under corporate insolvency resolution process (CIRP) and a resolution plan is awaiting approval from the NCLT. * RCOM also cited Section 32A of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), which grants protection against liabilities for offenses committed prior to the CIRP, subject to NCLT approval of the resolution plan. * BOI rejected the replies from the erstwhile directors, stating they found no merit in them and declared M/s Reliance Communications limited as “Fraud”. * The bank stated that it would report the fraud classification to appropriate authorities, including filing a complaint before the law enforcement agency.
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Reliance Communications Limited filed this with the NSE as a statutory disclosure, categorised under legal. It is a primary document, not a recommendation, and the desk marks it high impact, which is the band that most often changes something.
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