January-March 2026
2026: further ED asset freezes and seizures
The ED imposed further precautionary measures in the RHFL/RCF cases, covering assets worth several billion rupees.
Sources · 1
- [1]
Last verified: 14 September 2026
Photo: Sourav Mishra · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Born in India · Nationality Indian — Business / finance / telecommunications / debt / regulation
Anil Ambani
Documented profile covering 13 controversies, including “2026: further ED asset freezes and seizures” and “2026: SEBI rejects settlement application in new Reliance Infrastructure case”.
Profile No. 2691 · Updated on 12 October 2026
13Documented controversies
12Sources
0Formal charge · all time
0Conviction
§ Legal statuses reflect the documented sources as of the date shown; they replace neither court decisions nor the presumption of innocence. Counts are not a rating. Methodology
I. Documented controversies
Investigation
26 June 2026
2026: SEBI rejects settlement application in new Reliance Infrastructure case
SEBI rejected the settlement application concerning allegations of diversion of approximately 65.26 billion INR through CLE Private Ltd.
- State of the evidence
- Settlement
- Attribution
- Protagonist is the complainant
Sources · 1
- [1]
Last verified: 14 September 2026
23 April 2026
2026: Nippon India reaches SEBI settlement over Yes Bank AT1 bonds purchased under former Reliance ownership
Nippon India agreed to a SEBI settlement concerning AT1 investments made between 2016 and 2019, when the entity was controlled by Reliance; SEBI alleged influence by Ambani and his son.
- State of the evidence
- Settlement
Sources · 1
- [1]
Last verified: 14 September 2026
June-July 2025
2025: SBI classifies RCom account as fraudulent
SBI cited suspicions of diversion of funds and announced its intention to report Ambani to the RBI.
Sources · 1
- [1]
Last verified: 14 September 2026
23 August 2025
2025: CBI opens criminal case against Ambani and RCom
The CBI opened a case following an SBI complaint alleging approximately 30 billion INR in losses and searched his home and offices.
- Attribution
- Accused
Sources · 1
- [1]
Last verified: 14 September 2026
November 2025
2025: SFIO investigation into RCom and infrastructure subsidiary
The SFIO requested information covering 2009–2024 concerning RCom and a subsidiary.
- State of the evidence
- Documented
Sources · 1
- [1]
Last verified: 14 September 2026
23 August 2024
2024: SEBI bans him for five years and imposes 25 crore fine
SEBI concluded that Ambani had orchestrated a scheme to divert RHFL funds through loans to poorly creditworthy and connected borrowers.
- State of the evidence
- Documented
- Attribution
- Directly implicated
Sources · 1
- [1]
Last verified: 14 September 2026
February 2022
2022: provisional SEBI restrictions in Reliance Home Finance case
SEBI imposed provisional restrictions on Ambani in the RHFL case; he subsequently stepped down from several boards.
- State of the evidence
- Documented
- Attribution
- Directly implicated
Sources · 1
- [1]
Last verified: 14 September 2026
May 2020
2020: British court orders him to pay approximately $717 million to three Chinese banks
The High Court found a personal guarantee linked to RCom financing enforceable and ordered payment.
- Attribution
- Accused
Sources · 1
- [1]
Last verified: 14 September 2026
2015 révélé en 2019
2019: revelation of highly favourable French tax settlement for Reliance company
A Reliance company settled a tax dispute of approximately €151 million by paying approximately €7.3 million during the period of Rafale negotiations.
- State of the evidence
- Settlement
Sources · 1
- [1]
Last verified: 14 September 2026
20 February 2019
2019: found guilty of contempt of Supreme Court in Ericsson case
The Court ruled that Ambani and two other executives had wilfully breached their undertaking to pay Ericsson.
- State of the evidence
- Documented
- Attribution
- Directly implicated
Sources · 1
- [1]
Last verified: 14 September 2026
2019
2019: Reliance Communications enters insolvency
RCom entered insolvency after years of debt and failed restructuring efforts.
- State of the evidence
- Documented
Sources · 1
- [1]
Last verified: 14 September 2026
2018
2018: controversy over Reliance Defence as local partner for Rafale contract
The selection of Reliance Defence became a major political issue in India, with the opposition denouncing favouritism and lack of experience.
- State of the evidence
- Documented
Sources · 1
- [1]
Last verified: 14 September 2026
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List of documented links (3)
- Mukesh Ambani2 documented references
- Arnab Goswami1 documented reference
- Rana Kapoor1 documented reference
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