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sTfirftfr / {ffrFrdi : Complainant / lnformant NA (m) ;rFI Shri Lalit Phular, DSp, CBI,ACU-V (a) Name

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7. drd / Tied / sT{rd u entfi +"r $ fufiur : Details of known / suspected / unknown accused with fuil particulars (qfr erqwq. d fr erdq t vqr {fr'{ srt) (Attiached separate sheet, if necessary) (1) promoter shri , & Director of M/s NDTV Ltd. (2) promoter smt. Radhika Roy, & Director of M/s NDTV Ltd. (3) shri Vikramaditpchandra, cEo & Director of M/s NDTV Ltd. (4) M/s NDTV Ltd, Archana Complex, GK_|, New Delhi (5) Unknown Public Servants and others. Bar & Bench (www.barandbench.com)

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A complaintdated 19.08.19 received from Sh. Lalit Phular. Dy. Supdt. of police, CBl, AC-ll, ACU.V, New Delhi is reproduced below:-

To,

Supdt. of Police AC-II/ACU.V New Delhi sub:- complaint against sh. Prannoy Roy, his wife Ms. Radhika Roy, Sh. Vikramaditya Chandra, GEO-whole time Director of M/s NDTV Ltd. & others

Sir,

A Preliminary Enquiry No. PE2172016A0009/ACU.V/New Delhi was registered against unknown officials of lncome-Tax Department, Govt. of , Sh. prannoy Roy, Smt. Radhika Roy w/o Sh. Prannoy Roy, Sh. Narayan KVL Rao, Sh. Vikramaditya Chandra, CEO-Whole Time Director and other unknown officials of M/s NDTV Ltd.

2. M/s New Delhi Television Ltd. (NDTV) got incorporated on 08.09.19g8. Sh. Prannoy Roy, his wife Ms. Radhika Roy and Shri Naryanan KVL Rao (a retired IRS officer) were the whole time Directors and Shri Vikramaditya Chandra was the CEO- cum-whole time Director of the company NDTV Ltd.

3. During the period from May,2OO4 to May, 2010, M/s NDTV Ltd. floated around 32 subsidiary firms all over the world, mostly in tax havens viz. Holland, UK, Dubai, Malaysia, Mauritius etc. Majority of these companies had no business transaction and they were meant only for financial transactions to bring funds from abroad. lt is alleged that these transactions are sham transactions and aforementioned funds are invested by unknown Public Servants through NDTV Ltd. and later laundered back to lndia through multiple layers of complex transactions and shell companies. proceeds of corruption of unknown public servants was invested through NDTV Ltd.

4. M/s NDTV Ltd. incorporated Network PLC (NNPLC) in on 30.11.2006. M/s NNPLC had received an investment to the tune of USD 20 million through issue of 25,575 convertible preference shares together with 2558 warrants from Fuse Media Holding LP in March, 2007 for 45%-5% effective stake. M/s NNPLC raised fresh funds amounting to USD 100 million through M/s Jefferies lnternational by issue of step-up coupon convertible bonds in May, 2007. ln this transaction M/s Jefferies lnternational Bar & Bench (www.barandbench.com)

had received USD 5.5 Million as commission. M/s NNPLC transferred Rs. 193,98,44,3251- to various subsidiary companies of NDTV Group viz. NDTV imagine Ltd., NDTV Life Style Limited, NDTV Emerging Market BV, NDTV Convergence Ltd. & NDTV Labs Limited.

5. NDry Ltd. incorporated other company in Netherlands on 10.04.08 in the name and style of M/s NDTV lnternational Holding BV for the purpose of raising funds of USD 150 million from M/s NBCU, a subsidiary of General Electric USA. M/s NBCU transferred an amount of USD 150 million from the account of its subsidiary M/s Universal Studios lnternational BV Netherland on 23.05.08. By investing the said amount by NBCU in NDTV lnternational Holdings, M/s NBCU acquired 26% indirect share holding in NNPLC. The said amount was further transferred to subsidiaries of NDTV Ltd. incorporated in Mauritius & London & finally the said amount was received in subsidiaries of M/s NDTV such NDTV lmagine Ltd., NDTV Lifestyle, NDry Lab, NDTV convergence, NDTV NGEN and NDTV studio incorporated in lndia.

6. The aforementioned investment of USD 100 million against step up convertible bonds were repaid to the respective investors by the NDTV in ratio by making a payment of USD 72.40 million, in November, 2008. Similarly, the investment of 150 million USD by NBCU who had acquired 26% share holding in NNPLC has been setled by buying back the share of NDTV Network tnternational Holding BV, Netherland from NBCU after making the payment of USD 12,472,750 to Universal Studio BV on 26.10.09.

7. lt is alleged that M/s NNPLC, London got approval from the FlpB Board in violation of laid down FDI provisions for Foreign Direct lnvestment (FDl) worth USD 130-160 million. Subsequently, M/s NNPLC London received total FDI worth USD 163.43 million till September, 2009. Further, it invested the said amount in various subsidiaries of NDTV through a web of complex transaction.

8. M/s NDTV Ltd. through its promoters viz. Sh. Prannoy Roy and Mrs. Radhika Roy, Sh. KVL Naryanan Rao (since expired), Sh. Vikramaditya Chandra had entered into criminal conspiracy with unknown public servants with the object of bringing tainted money of unknown public servants through a web of complex transactions through the FDI route. The aforesaid acts of omission & commission on the part of Sh. prannoy Roy, Smt. Radhika Roy, Sh. Vikramaditya Chandra & Sh. KVL Naryanan Rao and unknown public servants & others prima facie disclose commission of cognizable offences under lndian Criminal Laws. Bar & Bench (www.barandbench.com)

It is, therefore, requested that a Regular Case may be registered against M/s NDTV Ltd., Sh. Prannoy Roy, Smt. Radhika Roy, Sh. Vikramaditya Chandra and unknown public servants & others uls 120 B r/w 420lPC and Sec. 13(2) rlw 13(1) (d) of P.C. Act, 1988.

Submitted please.

Yours faithfully,

sd/- (Lalit Phular) Dy. Supdt. of Police CBI/AC-II/ACU.V New Delhi

The above facts prima-facie discloses the commission of offences punishable u/s 120-B IPC rlw 420lPC and Sec 13(2) rlw 13 (1) (d) of PC Act, 1988. Hence a Regular Case is registered against M/s NDTV Ltd., Shri Prannoy Roy, Smt. Radhika Roy, Shri Vikramaditya Chandra and unknown public servants and others. The investigation of this case is entrusted to Shri Yasir Arfat, lnspector of Police, CBl, AC-

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