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CBI names former ICICI Bank CEO Chanda Kochhar in Videocon loan case

Chanda Kochhar's husband Deepak Kochhar, Videocon group MD Venugopal Dhoot charged too in connection with alleged cheating and irregularities in loans sanctioned by the bank to Videocon group in 2012.

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has charged former ICICI chief Chanda Kochhar, her husband Deepak Kochhar and Videocon group MD Venugopal Dhoot in connection with alleged cheating and irregularities in loans sanctioned by the bank to Videocon group in 2012, officials said Thursday.

The CBI Thursday carried out searches at multiple locations, including the offices of Videocon group in Mumbai and Aurangabad, offices of Nupower Renewables Pvt Limited, a company run by Deepak Kochhar, and Supreme Energy after registering a case.

"It was alleged that the accused sanctioned certain loans to private companies in a criminal conspiracy with others to cheat

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