Malvinder Mohan Singh

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Malvinder Mohan Singh
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Malvinder Mohan Singh
NationalityIndian
OccupationBusinessman
Known forChairman and CEO of Ranbaxy Laboratories

Malvinder Mohan Singh is a businessman who is now under arrest for criminal breach of trust. He, along with his brother Shivinder Mohan Singh (also under arrest), has many cases of fraud registered against him. [1] [2]

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Singh is the former chairman and CEO of Ranbaxy Laboratories, an Indian pharmaceutical company that was sold to Japanese drugmaker Daiichi Sankyo. Singh resigned in 2009 after Ranbaxy posted losses and after Daiichi Sankyo decided to get more actively involved in the newly acquired Indian unit. [3]

In the early hours of 11 October 2019, Malvinder was arrested near Ludhiana, India, on account of a Rs. 740 crore fraud case against him and his brother Shivinder. [4]

Early life

Malvinder Mohan Singh is one of the sons of Dr. Parvinder Singh and the grandson of Bhai Mohan Singh, who bought Ranbaxy Laboratories from the original founders in 1952. [5] He and his brother Shivinder Singh inherited their father's 33.5% stake in Ranbaxy upon his death in 1999. The two used to be among the twenty richest people in India. [6]

Singh attended The Doon School, Dehradun, [7] and graduated with a degree in economics from St. Stephen's College, Delhi. He also received a masters of business administration (MBA) from Duke University's Fuqua School of Business. [8]

Business career

Malvinder Singh's tenure as CEO of Ranbaxy is controversial. A corporate culture of fraud prevailed under his leadership. In November 2006, Singh led a delegation to FDA headquarters to try to reverse the decision not to accept new drug applications from Ranbaxy. This attempt failed as the FDA asked Ranbaxy to turn over audits done by its outside consultant, Parexel, which the company was claiming were confidential. The meeting ended in a standoff. On 11 June 2008, Singh stunned the Indian business world by announcing that he and his brother were selling their 33.5% stake in Ranbaxy to the Japanese drugmaker Daiichi Sankyo for $2 billion. [9] [ citation needed ]

Malvinder Singh is the founder of Religare Wellness (now Fortis Healthcare). [10]

Arrest

On 10 October 2019, Malvinder and Shivinder Singh were arrested by the Delhi police Economic Offences Wing (EOW). [11] [12] The arrests took place within hours of each other. [11] The brothers were charged with criminal breach of trust, conspiracy, and cheating. Delhi police said that they were arrested under section 409 (criminal breach of trust by a public servant, banker, merchant or agent) and section 420 (cheating) of the Indian Penal Code. [13] Both brothers have denied the charges [12]

Their former company, Religare Finvest, reported the Singhs' crimes to the EOW, alleging embezzlement. [11] [12]

As of 9 February 2021, both Singh brothers remain under arrest as their judicial custody has been extended until the next hearing. [14]

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References

  1. ↑ "Explained: The cases against Religare ex-romoters Malvinder Singh and Shivinder Singh". The Indian Express . 11 October 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  2. ↑ "Ex-Ranbaxy promoters Malvinder, Shivinder Singh sent to police custody". The Times of India . Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  3. ↑ "UPDATE1-Daiichi Sankyo replaces head of its Ranbaxy unit". Reuters. 24 May 2009. Retrieved 6 April 2013. Daiichi Sankyo has since sold the company to Sun Pharmaceutical
  4. ↑ "Ranbaxy Ex-Promoters Malvinder, Shivinder Singh Arrested In Fraud Case". NDTV.com. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
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  7. ↑ "Class Up at Doon | Anjali Puri". Outlookindia.com. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  8. ↑ "Singh Brothers Fraud: Ranbaxy to ruins: How the Singh brothers turned from business whizkids to fraud accused". The Economic Times.
  9. ↑ "Ranbaxy heir sells family firm in "emotional" deal". Reuters. 12 June 2008. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  10. ↑ "Malvinder & Shivinder Singh". Forbes. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  11. 1 2 3 WebDesk, Tehelka (11 October 2019). "Delhi police arrests ex- Ranbaxy promoter Malvinder Singh, hours after brother Shivinder's arrest | Tehelka". tehelka.com. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
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  14. ↑ "RFL scam: Court extends till November 14 judicial custody of ex-Fortis promoters Malvinder, Shivinder". The Economic Times. 31 October 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
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