Lotus Refineries, led by Chairman Arun Kumar Sharma, is accused of squandering Rs. 252.48 crores owed to investors on the National Spot Exchange Limited (NSEL). An investigation found that Sharma took money from NSEL and diverted it to real estate projects, office interiors, and financing Bollywood films, instead of returning it as owed. The Economic Offenses Wing has seized several of Lotus Refineries' assets, including offices, flats, bungalows, a factory, and machinery.
2. LIST OF ITEMS
INTRODUCTION
DIVERSION OF INVESTORS MONEY
ARUN KUMAR SHARMA
PRODUCTS BRIEF
ASSETS OWNED BY ARUN SHARMA
ASSETS SEIZED BY EOW
3. BEGINNING
LOTUS REFINERIES PVT LTD. is one of the manufacturer
and marketer in edible oil products
It annual turnover of Rs. 2000 Crores.
Lotus Refineries holds varieties of products extensions under
the LR active brand.
Contd…..
4. Lotus Refineries is led Under the Chairmanship of
Arun Kumar Sharma
Prashant Kumar Anand is the MD of Lotus
Refineries.
Lotus Refineries financed few Bollywood movies
under LR Media.
The units of lotus refineries are located at various
locations in India- Mumbai, Chandigarh &
Ludhiana.
5.
6. DIVERSION OF INVESTOR MONIES.
In recent, NSEL 5,575 Cr. Crisis, Lotus Refineries is one of the
notable defaulter owing Rs.252.48Cr.
As in media reports Arun Sharma is being alleged to be a big
fraudster and manipulator of its stock record’s by issuing fake
bills.
Arun Sharma took money from NSEL and diverted in real estate
projects, interiors and producing Bollywood films.
7. ARUN SHARMA
On 11th November 2013, The Economic Offenses wing arrested
Arun Sharma in the NSEL crisis .The Investigation led under
Chief Investigating Officer of EOW Mr. Rajvardhan Sinha.
ARUN KUMAR SHARMA
8. ARUN SHARMA
He is a well-known entity and has a close relationship with many
famous celebrities
Arun Sharma produced Bollywood films like “Satya 2” “Dehradun
Diary”
Contd…
10. PRODUCTS BREIF
Lotus refineries Pvt. Ltd. have various edible oil
category.
The LR-Active Oil, flagship brand of LR Active, holds
varieties of product extensions under the LR Active
brand.
13. SEIZED ASSETS OF LOTUS
REFINERIES BY INVESTIGATING
AGENCIES
Eow seized lotus refinery assets which include an office
in Andheri,
2 Flats in Mumbai, 2 bungalows & 1 plot in Chandigarh,
1 factory in Ludhiana and machineries in Yavatmal.
14. ECONOMIC OFFENSES WING
Chief of Economic Offences Wing (EOW) Rajvardhan
told media persons that Sharma had borrowed
about Rs. 159 crore from the exchange but the money
was spent on buying real estate, decorating offices and
producing films. He had no intention of returning the
money to NSEL