Jet Airways founder seeks bail in bank fraud case, says ED allegations ‘false’
Live MintNaresh Goyal, the founder of Jet Airways, filed a petition before a special court in Mumbai, requesting bail in the bank fraud case, citing multiple health issues. Naresh Goyal is an accused in an alleged fraud of ₹538 crore at state-run Canara Bank and has been in jail for nearly three months, on Friday moved an application before a special court here seeking bail in the case. In his petition, Naresh Goyal cited multiple health issues such as heart condition, prostate, orthopaedic-related issues, among others. The money laundering case stems from an FIR of the Central Bureau of Investigation against Jet Airways, Goyal, his wife Anita and some former executives of the now grounded private carrier in connection with an alleged ₹538-crore fraud case at Canara Bank.