Venugopal Dhoot | |
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Born | 30 September 1951 |
Nationality | Indian |
Alma mater | College of Engineering, Pune |
Occupation | Founder-chairman of Videocon |
Children | Anirudh Dhoot, Surbhi Dhoot. |
Venugopal Dhoot (born in Mumbai, India) is an Indian businessman. He is the founder, chairman and managing director of Videocon. [1] He was arrested by the CBI on 26 Dec 2022 in the ICICI Bank Fraud case. [2]
In April 2018, authorities issued a lookout circular (LOC) for Dhoot, Chanda Kochhar and her husband Deepak Kochhar. [3] The LOC was issued due to Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) investigations into irregularities concerning a ₹3,250 crore (US$380 million) loan made from ICICI Bank to Videocon Group [4] and the use of shell companies and a quid pro quo arrangement in the case of a ₹64 crore (US$7.6 million) loan by Dhoot of Videocon to NuPower Renewables, [5] a company which is owned by Deepak Kochhar. [3]
In January 2023 he was granted interim bail by the Bombay High Court on the grounds that his arrest was not in compliance with the law. [6]