Indian billionaire Gautam Adani and his nephew, Sagar Adani, have been summoned by the US Securities and Change Fee to clarify allegations that they paid greater than $250 million in bribes to win solar-power contracts, Press Belief of India reported.
The summons have been despatched to the Adanis’ respective residences within the western Indian metropolis of Ahmedabad, with replies anticipated inside 21 days, PTI mentioned, citing a Nov. 21 discover dispatched by way of the New York Jap District Court docket. A judgment by default can be entered towards the Adanis in the event that they don’t reply on time, the discover mentioned.
The SEC must ship the summons through an “established protocol” involving diplomatic channels, which embrace the Indian Embassy within the US, PTI mentioned in a separate story citing two sources. It should take a while earlier than the discover could be served to the Adanis, the report added.
A consultant for the Adani Group didn’t instantly reply to requests for remark outdoors enterprise hours.
On Nov. 20, US prosecutors introduced a felony indictment towards the 2 Adanis and others in relation to the bribery allegations, whereas the SEC individually charged them in a civil case.
The Adani Group denied wrongdoing. On Saturday, Chief Monetary Officer Jugeshinder Singh mentioned in a submit on X that the group would reply publicly to the costs after an in depth authorized evaluate, including that the claims are allegations and the accused have a presumption of innocence.
Individually, a contemporary plea has been filed to India’s Supreme Court docket in search of an investigation by Indian authorities into the bribery allegations, CNBC reported. India’s capital markets regulator can also be trying into whether or not the group violated guidelines mandating the disclosure of market-moving info, Bloomberg Information reported Friday.
