10 February,2026 04:56 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
Reliance Group chairman Anil Ambani. File Pic
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has issued new summons to Reliance Group chairman Anil Ambani and his wife, former actor Tina Ambani, directing them to appear for questioning in a money laundering case next week, officials said on Tuesday.
Tina Ambani, 68, had been scheduled to depose on Monday but failed to appear. She is now expected to appear on February 17, with Anil Ambani, 66, set to follow on February 18. Their statements will be recorded under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), officials said, reported news agency PTI.
A response from the Reliance Group regarding these summons is awaited.
Anil Ambani was questioned by the ED last year as part of investigations linked to multiple Reliance Group companies and their bank loans. Tina Ambani has been called for questioning concerning a money trail linked to the purchase of a luxury condominium in Manhattan, New York.
According to PTI, the ED had recently arrested former RCOM (Reliance Communication) president Punit Garg in connection with this case.
The New York property was reportedly "fraudulently" sold in 2023 during the corporate insolvency resolution process (CIRP) of RCOM by Garg, the ED stated earlier. RCOM informed the stock exchange about this "fraudulent" sale in 2025.
"The sale proceeds of USD 8.3 million (approximately Rs 69.55 crore in 2023) were remitted from the USA under the guise of a sham investment arrangement with a Dubai-based entity controlled by a Pakistan-linked individual, without the knowledge or consent of the Resolution Professional (RP)," the agency claimed, reported PTI.
The ED recently constituted a special investigation team (SIT) to probe multiple cases of alleged bank fraud and related financial irregularities against the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG), following directions from the Supreme Court.
The agency has attached assets worth Rs 12,000 crore as part of this probe and has filed three complaints, called Enforcement Case Information Reports (ECIRs), against Reliance Group companies.
Earlier in January, the ED provisionally attached assets worth Rs 1,885 crore belonging to Anil Ambani's Reliance Group, including immovable properties, bank balances, receivables, and shareholding in unquoted investments, according to an agency statement.
The attachments pertain to cases involving Reliance Home Finance Ltd (RFHL), Reliance Commercial Finance Ltd (RCFL), the Yes Bank fraud case, and the Reliance Communication Ltd (RCOM) bank fraud case, the statement added.
The attached assets include Reliance Infrastructure Ltd's shareholding in BSES Yamuna Power Ltd, BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd, and Mumbai Metro One Private Ltd.
Additionally, a bank balance of Rs 148 crore and receivables worth Rs 143 crore have been provisionally attached in the hands of M/s Value Corp Finance and Securities Ltd. A residential house in the name of Angarai Sethuraman, and shares/mutual funds in the name of Puneet Garg, both senior employees of the Reliance Group, have also been provisionally attached, the statement said.
(With PTI inputs)
