Videocon loan row: CBI lookout circulars against Chanda Kochhar and husband

Earlier this month, ED had registered a money laundering criminal case against Chanda Kochhar, her husband, Videocon's Venugopal Dhoot, and others

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has issued lookout circulars (LOC) against former ICICI Bank chief executive and managing director Chanda Kochhar, her husband Deepak Kochhar, and Videocon Group's Venugopal Dhoot. The development comes weeks after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) registered a criminal case against them for alleged money laundering . 

At the behest of the CBI, lookout circulars were issued against Kochhar's husband and Dhoot for all airports last year. According to The Economics Times, this is the first time LOC has been issued against Chanda Kochhar.

“LOCs were filed after the FIR and are mandatory in cases where such economic