The CBI has filed a second chargesheet in the Reliance Communications Limited case, said the agency on Friday (July 17, 2026).
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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a second chargesheet in the Reliance Communications Limited (RCom) case, said the agency on Friday (July 17, 2026).Among those named in the latest chargesheet are Netizen Engineering Pvt. Ltd. (formerly Reliance Infocomm Engineering Pvt. Ltd.) and its two directors, Anil Kalya and Tunu Sahu. They have been accused of criminal conspiracy, criminal misappropriation and cheating.“The second chargesheet is based on the investigation conducted by the CBI, which has revealed that Netizen Engineering Pvt. Ltd. was used by Reliance Communications Limited as a pass-through entity for the wilful diversion of funds, thereby causing wrongful loss to the lending banks and corresponding wrongful gain to the accused persons and related entities,” it said.On SBI’s complaintThe CBI had earlier registered the case based on a complaint from the State Bank of India (SBI). As claimed, the total financial exposure of public sector banks and financial institutions in the case is about ₹19,694.33 crore.The agency filed the first chargesheet on May 29 against 16 accused persons, including RCom, five senior executives of the company and 10 bank officials. Published - July 17, 2026 07:39 pm IST
