Gitanjali Group was one of the largest branded jewellery retailers in the world. It was headquartered in Mumbai, India.[1] Gitanjali used to sell its jewellery through over 4,000 Points of Sale and enjoyed a market share of over 50 per cent of the overall organised jewellery market in India. Prominent brands housed by the group included Nakshatra, D'damas, Gili, Asmi, Sangini, Maya, Giantti, World of Solitaire and Shuddhi. It was closed following Punjab National Bank Fraud more commonly known as Nirav Modi Fraud.
Listing
The company was listed on Bombay Stock Exchange with script code 532715, National Stock Exchange of India script name Gitanjali[2]
2018 Investigation
Mehul Choksi, the founder and managing director[3] of ‘Gitanjali Gems’ and the maternal uncle of Nirav Modi has come under the radar of various investigating agencies, following the Enforcement Directorate (ED) filing a case against the latter for conducting fraudulent transactions from the Punjab National Bank.[4][5] This case is claimed to be India's biggest bank fraud wiping out 14,000 crore rupees.[6] Mehul Choksi fled India along with his nephew after the F.I.R was filed about the bank scam.[7]
See also
References
- ↑ Gitanjali Gems Head Office | Gitanjali Gems Headquarters Details - The Economic Times. economictimes.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- ↑ Gitanjali Group. Gitanjali Group.
- ↑ Board of Directors – Gitanjali Group. www.gitanjaligroup.com. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
- ↑ L'affaire Nirav Modi: Mehul Choksi, Gitanjali Gems under Sebi scanner. The Economic Times(15 February 2018). Retrieved 16 February 2018.
- ↑ PNB fraud case: CBI registers fresh case against Gitanjali Group. The Hindu(16 February 2018). Retrieved 16 February 2018.
- ↑ PNB Scam. Economic Times.
- ↑ Fugitive Mehul Choksi flees to Antigua, acquires local passport. The Times of India(24 July 2018).