The Enforcement Directorate on Friday said it seized Rs 1.3 crore in cash and "evidence" related to shell companies after it searched the former promoters of dairy major Kwality Ltd. as part of a Rs 1,400 crore alleged bank fraud linked money laundering case. Luxury cars and demat accounts valued at about Rs 6.5 crore have also been frozen under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), it said in a statement. The federal agency raided 15 locations in Delhi-NCR on November 27 in the case covering the premises of promoters and directors of the erstwhile company like Sanjay Dhingra and Siddhant Gupta apart from some "shell" (paper) companies related to them. Kwality Ltd. has been liquidated and is now with new owners. The ED case stems from a September 2020 CBI FIR filed against the said promoters and Kwality Limited, which was engaged in the processing and trading of milk, ice creams and other dairy products. The CBI FIR alleged that the said erstwhile compan
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Debt-ridden dairy firm Kwality on Thursday reported narrowing of its consolidated net loss to Rs 14.52 crore for the September 2020 quarter.
The CBI has registered the case against Kwality and its directors Sanjay Dhingra, Siddhant Gupta, Arun Srivastava, besides other unidentified persons
On November 2, the CoC had rejected Haldiram Snacks' Rs 142 crore resolution plan
Kwality has a total debt of around Rs 1,900 crore, which means that lenders would have to take a significant haircut
According to sources, Kwality has debt of about 20 billion, of which 80 per cent has gone bad following poor business decisions
Plans to set up second plant in Central India to go pan-India
The stock is locked in lower circuit of 5% at Rs 20.65, falling 75% in past three months, as compared to 5% rise in the S&P BSE Sensex.
The stock dipped 5% to Rs 31.65, extending its 30% fall in past seven trading days on the BSE.
The stock hit a fresh 32-month low of Rs 54.35, tanked 34% in past three trading sessions from Rs 82.15 on March 26, 2018.
The stock continued under pressure for the second day in a row, down 20% at Rs 60.35, trading at its lowest level since July 6, 2015.
Kwality shares have cracked 13% in the last one month and 4% in the last one year
With this, cumulative milk processing capacity of Kwality would reach 4.3 mn litres per day across 6 plants
The stock hit a high of Rs 117.90 and a low of Rs 114.50 so far during the day
The board will meet on June 24 to discuss fund raising plans via term loan, NCDs upto Rs 300 crore
Dairy products player wants to increase share of retail sales to 70% from current 30% of its turnover in three years